Questions tagged [bikkurim-first-fruits]

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How practically did large farmers manage presenting their bikkurim?

The minimum shiur for bikkurim miderabbonon is one-sixtieth - see the answer to this question. One sixtieth of the harvest for a farmer of a sizable farm would be difficult to fit into even seven baskets - one for each of the seven species. How…
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Questions about Barley harvest and first fruits

I am studying the agricultural cycle as it relates to the feasts, and have a few thorny questions about the firstfruit offering in Nisan, in Leviticus 23:9-14. This is my first question, so excuse me if I violate site policy by asking multiple…
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