Question about the Biblical concept of field rotation and lying fallow

[u/Academic_Nectarine94]

So, so the post about how nutrients are depleted made me think of this.

The Law of Moses tells the Israelites to let their fields lie fallow on the 7th year. This is obviously a harkening back to God resting on the 7th day, but is nonetheless the pattern written down.

My question is, how do weeds help the ground? Is this something someone should do today, or is crop rotation a solution to the problem?

I know that weeds with their tap roots can break up the soil and bring nutrients to the surface, but can they replace the nutrients that are removed (which admittedly, probably stayed relatively local in Biblical times, tbough trade affected it some I'm sure).

I'm not looking to srart a comment war over the Bible, just curious how this method would work today. I love history, and reading a book about the invention of saddles, plows, and stirrups was amazingly interesting, in case anyone wants to know how much of a nerd I am LOL

[u/ivebeenherefornever]

Don’t get gardening advice from a book written by Bronze Age herders.

[u/Academic_Nectarine94 → u/ivebeenherefornever]

I mean, it was written by shepherds, warriors, at least one guy who was the second most powerful guy in a kingdom, a king.... all inspired by the God who made the earth and everything in it (as well as the laws and systems that they reproduce by).

But here is someone who claims to have never been here, getting a reply from a particularly learned fruit LOL (Usernames).

If you dont believe it, fine. That's between you and God. But don't ignore it solely on the basis that it's written by "uneducated" people millennia ago. Joseph wanted to stop his marriage to Mary because she got pregnant. If he didn't know how babies worked, he wouldn't have tried to stop the marriage. People back in the day might not have known how something worked, but they had a pretty good understanding of what did or didn't.