first-fruits in English
noun
1
the first agricultural produce of a season, especially when given as an offering to God.
The offering of first fruits , for example, represents a unique rite of gratitude for the Lord's bounty that finds no parallel in the whole of the Christian Scriptures.
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1. Pentecost: Feast of the Harvest, first fruits. New life!
2. 23:19 The Kohanim must not eat the first fruits outside Jerusalem — Deut.
3. The Lord has commanded, “Thou shalt not delay to offer the first ... fruits” (Exodus 22:29).
4. In Creek …important religious observances as the Busk, or Green Corn, ceremony, an annual first-fruits and new-fire rite
5. Long clusters of fruits and flowers with vibrant colors, Currants are one of the first fruits of the season to ripen