Bible Cross References
first-fruit
Deuteronomy 26:9
He brought us here and gave us this rich and fertile land.
Deuteronomy 26:10
So now I bring to the LORD the first part of the harvest that he has given me.' "Then set the basket down in the LORD's presence and worship there.
Exodus 22:29
"Give me the offerings from your grain, your wine, and your olive oil when they are due. "Give me your first-born sons.
Exodus 23:19
"Each year bring to the house of the LORD your God the first grain that you harvest. "Do not cook a young sheep or goat in its mother's milk.
Leviticus 23:10
Leviticus 23:17
Each family is to bring two loaves of bread and present them to the LORD as a special gift. Each loaf shall be made of four pounds of flour baked with yeast and shall be presented to the LORD as an offering of the first grain to be harvested.
Numbers 18:12-24
12
"I am giving you all the best of the first produce which the Israelites give me each year: olive oil, wine, and grain.
13
It all belongs to you. Every member of your family who is ritually clean may eat it.
14
"Everything in Israel that has been unconditionally dedicated to me belongs to you.
15
"Every first-born child or animal that the Israelites present to me belongs to you. But you must accept payment to buy back every first-born child, and must also accept payment for every first-born animal that is ritually unclean.
16
Children shall be bought back at the age of one month for the fixed price of five pieces of silver, according to the official standard.
17
But the first-born of cows, sheep, and goats are not to be bought back; they belong completely to me and are to be sacrificed. Throw their blood against the altar and burn their fat as a food offering, an odor pleasing to me.
18
The meat from them belongs to you, like the breast and the right hind leg of the special offering.
19
"I am giving to you, to your sons, and to your daughters, for all time to come, all the special contributions which the Israelites present to me. This is an unbreakable covenant that I have made with you and your descendants."
20
The LORD said to Aaron, "You will not receive any property that can be inherited, and no part of the land of Israel will be assigned to you. I, the LORD, am all you need."
21
The LORD said, "I have given to the Levites every tithe that the people of Israel present to me. This is in payment for their service in taking care of the Tent of my presence.
22
The other Israelites must no longer approach the Tent and in this way bring on themselves the penalty of death.
23
From now on only the Levites will take care of the Tent and bear the full responsibility for it. This is a permanent rule that applies also to your descendants. The Levites shall have no permanent property in Israel,
24
because I have given to them as their possession the tithe which the Israelites present to me as a special contribution. That is why I told them that they would have no permanent property in Israel."
2 Chronicles 31:4-10
4
In addition, the king told the people of Jerusalem to bring the offerings to which the priests and the Levites were entitled, so that they could give all their time to the requirements of the Law of the LORD.
5
As soon as the order was given, the people of Israel brought gifts of their finest grain, wine, olive oil, honey, and other farm produce, and they also brought the tithes of everything they had.
6
All the people who lived in the cities of Judah brought tithes of their cattle and sheep, and they also brought large quantities of gifts which they dedicated to the LORD their God.
7
The gifts started arriving in the third month and continued to pile up for the next four months.
8
When King Hezekiah and his officials saw how much had been given, they praised the LORD and praised his people Israel.
9
The king spoke to the priests and the Levites about these gifts,
10
and Azariah the High Priest, a descendant of Zadok, said to him, "Since the people started bringing their gifts to the Temple, there has been enough to eat and a large surplus besides. We have all this because the LORD has blessed his people."
Nehemiah 12:44-47
44
At that time men were put in charge of the storerooms where contributions for the Temple were kept, including the tithes and the first grain and fruit that ripened each year. These men were responsible for collecting from the farms near the various cities the contributions for the priests and the Levites which the Law required. All the people of Judah were pleased with the priests and the Levites,
45
because they performed the ceremonies of purification and the other rituals that God had commanded. The Temple musicians and the Temple guards also performed their duties in accordance with the regulations made by King David and his son Solomon.
46
From the time of King David and the musician Asaph long ago, the musicians have led songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
47
In the time of Zerubbabel and also in the time of Nehemiah, all the people of Israel gave daily gifts for the support of the Temple musicians and the Temple guards. The people gave a sacred offering to the Levites, and the Levites gave the required portion to the priests.
the fleece
Job 21:20
Let sinners bear their own punishment; let them feel the wrath of Almighty God.