Agriculture

ancient peoples, notably the Chinese, discover agriculture accidentally 81:1.6

In the Urantia Book

Andites were expert farmers (78:5.8)

• agriculture appeared in age of Planetary Prince 52:2.8 68:5.9
• the growing of plants exerts an ennobling influence; association with plants instills patience, quiet, and peace (68:5.9,11) 79:8.2

Cain, the son of Eve and Cano, was farmer (76:2.2)

• farmer is victim of drought, floods, hail, storms, pests, diseases, heat, and cold. Thar brought ideas about chance and luck 86:1.5

Farmers are conservative (79:8.3)

• the coming of agriculture has enhanced woman’s prestige and social standing up to the time man himself turned agriculturist and not only warrior. When men displaced women and applied war techniques learned at war, they greatly improved agriculture 84:3.10
• agriculture is the highest blessing; most human of all activities 66:7.19 (68:5.9,13) 81:1.4-5
• hunters and herders looked down upon farmers 68:5.11 70:8.7 81:1.4
• institutions of slavery and private land came with agriculture 69:9.14 81:1.4 81:2.13

Agriculture is universal on all atmospheric worlds (49:4.5)

• weakness of agriculture and industry is lack of excitement and adventure 68:5.11

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• In the sweat of your face 66:7.19 — Gn 3:19.
• Menial labor 81:1.4 — Gn 3:17-19.
• Pastoral offerings preferred 81:1.4 — Gn 4:2-5.

Where it appears

Agriculture is linked in 4 paragraphs of the text.

See also

• plants

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