The meaning of Barley in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)
a grain much cultivated in Egypt (Exodus 9:31) and in Palestine (Leviticus 27:16; Deuteronomy 8:8). It was usually the food of horses (I Kings 4:28). Barley bread was used by the poorer people (Judg. 7:13; 2Kings 4:42). Barley of the first crop was ready for the harvest by the time of the Passover, in the middle of April (Ruth 1:22; 2Sam 21:9). Mention is made of barley-meal (Numbers 5:15). Our Lord fed five thousand with "five barley loaves and two small fishes" (John 6:9).
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Barley {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
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