 Philo interpreted the term "covenant" figuratively to mean God's graces.Thus Philo concluded that if we discard forgetfulness, ingratitude, and self-love, we shall not longer through our delay miss attaining the genuine worship of God, but we shall meet God, having prepared ourselves to do the things that God commands us.A Dead Sea Scroll manuscript from Qumran Cave 4, probably dated to the turn of the common era, deduced from that a poor person could eat ears of corn in the field of another person, but was not allowed to take any home.