Text: Numbers 15:18
OT Text Referred to: Leviticus 23:10
Subject: firstfruits offerings
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Both texts regulate firstfruits offerings contingent on entering the promised land. Leviticus 23:10 commands: "When you enter the land I am going to give you and you reap its harvest, bring to the priest a sheaf of the first grain you harvest." Numbers 15:18 similarly opens with "When you enter the land to which I am bringing you," then requires an offering from the first dough. The shared introductory formula כִּי תָבֹאוּ אֶל הָאָרֶץ (ki tavo'u 'el ha'arets, "when you enter the land") ties both laws to the promise of possession, while the different produce -- raw sheaf (Leviticus) versus processed dough (Numbers) -- shows two complementary aspects of dedicating the land's bounty to God.
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Text: Leviticus 23:10
OT Text Referred to: Numbers 15:18
Subject: firstfruits offering
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Leviticus 23:10 institutes the firstfruits offering (רֵאשִׁית, reshit): "When you enter the land I am giving you and you reap its harvest, bring a sheaf of the first grain to the priest." Numbers 15:18-21 legislates a parallel firstfruits requirement: "When you enter the land to which I bring you, present a cake from the first of your dough (עֲרִסָה, arisah) as a contribution to the LORD." Both texts share the same triggering formula — "when you enter the land" (כִּי תָבֹאוּ אֶל הָאָרֶץ) — linking firstfruits obligations to land settlement. The Leviticus offering is agricultural (grain sheaf), while Numbers prescribes a processed food offering (dough cake), together covering both raw harvest and prepared food as belonging first to God.