I. Kupono ke kumuwaina i kela aina o Kanaana, ulu maikai no malaila, nolaila ua inu nui ia ka waina ma na ahaaina, Eset. 1:7; 5:6; Dan. 5:1-4; Ioa. 2:3. Oia kekahi hua nui o ka Aina Hoano, nolaila lilo ka waina i mohaiinu ma ka luakini, Puk. 29:40; Nah. 15:4-10; komo ia iloko o na 'huamua' o ka aina, Kan. 18:4; a ua inoaia ma ka ahaaina moliaola, a mahope ma ka ahaaina a ka Haku, Mat. 26:27-29. O ka waina a me ka palaoa a me ka aila, oia na mea e lako loa ai ke kino, Hal. 4:7; Hos. 2:8; Ioela 2:19. Ma ka Baibala Hebera, he umi na huaolelo okoa i unuhiia he 'waina,' a elua olelo Helene ma ke Kauoha Hou. Ma kekahi olelo Hebera, 'Yayin,' komo na waina o kela ano keia ano, pela hoi ma kekahi olelo Helene, 'Oinos, Neh. 5:18. Okoa no ka waina i oleloia ma ka Baibala, he mea e ona ai kekahi waina, aole e ona ai kekahi waina. Ua hanaia ka 'waina o Helebona' ma Damaseko, a ua hoiliia aku i Turo, Ez. 27:18. Ua like no ia me ka 'waina o Lebanona,' kaulana no ka maikai, Hos. 14:7. E nana HELEBONA. Hoahewa loa no ka Baibala i ka inu waina ana, ke loaa malaila ka ona. Ka waina i olelo mua ia ma ka Baibala, lilo no ia i mea e hewa ai a e hilahila ai, a pela no mahope aku, Kin. 9:21; 19:31-36; 1 Sam. 25:36, 37; 2 Sam. 13:28; 1 Nahi 20:12-21; Eset. 1:10, 11; Dan. 5:23; Hoik. 17:2. Ua kapaia he mea henehene, Sol. 20:1; he kumu ia o na mea ino he nui wale, Sol. 23:29-35; Is. 5:11, 12, 22; 28:1-7; 56:12; Hos. 4:11. Ua kapuia ka inu ana i kekahi manawa, Oihk. 10:9; Nah. 6:3. He hana ia o ka poe hewa, Ioela 3:3; Am. 6:6. Ua ao nui mai ka Baibala e malama o hewa ilaila, 1 Sam. 1:14; Sol. 23:31; 31:4, 5; 1 Tim. 3:3; Hoahewa loa mai kahi pauku i ka mea e hoohainu mai i kona koalauna, Hab. 2:15. Ua loaa ia Daniela a me ka poe Rekaba ke kumu pono no ka haalele loa ana i ka inu waina, Ier. 35:14; Dan. 1:8. Ua hoapono mai no ka Baibala i kela manao o Paulo, Rom. 14:21; 1 Kor. 8:13. E nana KAOMIWAINA.