Since barley was considered to be inferior to wheat, Augustine concluded that the five loaves must represent the five books of Moses (the inferior “barley ” representing the supposed inferiority of the“ Old Testament ”).
તેમજ, જવ તો ઘઉં કરતાં હલકું ગણાતું હોવાથી “જૂના કરાર ” ને દર્શાવે છે.