Matthew 13:3. Behold, a sower went forth to sow.
See also Mark 4:3; Luke 8:5.
According to Dr. Thomson, this statement is more literally true than would appear to a hasty reader. The farmers in Palestine go forth to sow their seed, the fields being at a considerable distance from their homes, sometimes six or eight miles. See The Land and the Book, vol.1, pp. 115-118.