Dictionary of Bible Themes Offerings of the produce of the land, being the first and best of the crops, given in acknowledgment of God's abundant blessings. The term is also used metaphorically to indicate the first of a much larger group that is to follow, such as those who will be raised from the dead. Exodus 23:19Offering firstfruits See also Exodus 34:26Leviticus 2:11-16 Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Nehemiah 10:35-39; 13:31 Proverbs 3:9-10 Romans 11:16 Numbers 18:8-13 Firstfruits given to priests and Levites See also Deuteronomy 18:1-52 Chronicles 31:2-5 Nehemiah 12:44-47 Ezekiel 44:28-30 Leviticus 23:9-14 Firstfruits offered at feasts The Feast of Firstfruits See also Exodus 23:16; 34:22The Feast of Weeks (Harvest) Leviticus 23:15-20Numbers 28:26 Psalms 78:51 Firstborn of human beings and animals regarded as firstfruits See also Exodus 13:1-2,11-16Numbers 18:14-19 Psalms 105:36 Jeremiah 2:1-3 Metaphorical use of firstfruits Firstfruits of God's harvest 1 Corinthians 15:20-28See also Jesus Christ the firstfruits of the resurrection Acts 26:22-23James 1:18 See also Firstfruits of salvation Romans 8:232 Thessalonians 2:13 fn Revelation 14:1-5 See also 4456 grain4544 wine 5688 firstborn 6510 salvation 7357 Feast of Firstfruits 7390 Levites 7402 offerings 7766 priests 8488 tithing 9310 resurrection |
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