does not specify the season); Deuteronomy 18:4 mentions the first wool from sheep. Note that olive oil, wine, and wool are not raw materials; they represent the fruit of our hands as well as the fruit of nature. Compare Deuteronomy 16:15 cited above: “because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you surely rejoice.” See also the chart on page 49 on the elements of the Leviticus 23 ceremony, under the first part, “two loaves.” For firstfruits
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