HARVEST

Definition

Crop gathering, which usually commenced in Palestine in mid April and ended in June. It began with barley and two weeks later wheat. The first fruits of the barley harvest were taken to the Temple in Passover week. The first fruits of the wheat harvest were offered at Pentecost.

References

Genesis 8:22, Genesis 30:14, Genesis 45:6, Exodus 23:16, Exodus 34:21, Exodus 34:22, Leviticus 19:9, Leviticus 23:10, Leviticus 23:22, Leviticus 25:5, Proverbs 6:8, Proverbs 25:13, Proverbs 26:1, Deuteronomy 24:19, Joshua 3:15, Judges 15:1, Ruth 1:22, Ruth 2:21, Ruth 2:23, 1 Samuel 6:13, 1 Samuel 8:12, 1 Samuel 12:17, 2 Samuel 21:9, 2 Samuel 21:10, 2 Samuel 23:13, Job 5:5, Proverbs 6:8, Proverbs 10:5, Proverbs 20:4, Isaiah 9:3, Isaiah 16:9, Isaiah 17:11, Isaiah 18:4, Isaiah 18:5, Isaiah 23:3, Jeremiah 5:17, Jeremiah 5:24, Jeremiah 8:20, Jeremiah 51:33, Hosea 6:11, Joel 1:11, Joel 3:13, Matthew 9:37, Matthew 9:38, Matthew 13:30, Matthew 13:39, Mark 4:29, Luke 10:2, John 4:35, Revelation 14:15