Genesis 1:11; often used figuratively in Scripture, Daniel 9:1 1 Peter 1:23 1 John 3:9 . There was an injunction in the Mosaic Law against sowing a field with mingled seed of diverse kinds, Leviticus 19:19 . The "precious seed" is often committed to the ground with many fears; but the harvest, at least in spiritual things, shall be a season of joy, Psalm 126:5,6 .