Signs & Symbols
Symbol

Seed

Natural Kingdom Symbolic Objects 3 meanings · 3 references

Small, buried, and multiplying — sown as word and as offspring.

Keywords: sowing, grain, harvest, offspring
Symbolic meaning
One symbol, many meanings — shown in the contributor’s order.
01
The word of God

The parable interprets itself: the seed sown is the word.

Luke 8:11
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02
Offspring and lineage

The promise made to Abraham’s seed is read of one, and of a line.

Galatians 3:16
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03
The resurrection body

What is sown is not the body that shall be — the seed dies and is raised changed.

1 Corinthians 15:37
Minnesha 28 Aug 2026
Scriptural references
King James Version (public domain).
Luke 8:11

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

The word of God
1 Corinthians 15:37

Thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain.

The resurrection body
Galatians 3:16

Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made.

Offspring and lineage

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Kingdom & classification
Natural Kingdom

Elements and vegetation of the created order — water, fire, wind, trees, seed, harvest.

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Symbolic Objects

Things handled or observed rather than acted, named, or numbered.

Published 28 Aug 2026 · approved by Minnesha

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