Chaff in Biblical History

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What is Chaff?
CHAFF
The Hebrew farmer separated the corn from the husk by throwing the mixed mass up against the wind. On account of their weight, the grains were thrown quite a distance, while the light chaff fell immediately to the ground if not blown entirely away. Hence the exceedingly forcible image of the wicked being swept off by the breath of God. Ps 1:4; Ps 35:5. In the figurative language of John the Baptist, the winnowing shovel -called in our version a "fan" -is said to be in the hand of God, and with it he will thoroughly purge his floor. Matt 3:12; Luke 3:17.

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