Deuteronomy 26:2
That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name there.
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 26:10 continues the same ritual, completing the act of presenting firstfruits.
Deuteronomy 18:4 explicitly lists firstfruits as due to the priests, providing the recipient context for the basket offering described here.
Deuteronomy 12:5 defines the 'place the LORD will choose' where worship occurs, the same location specified for bringing firstfruits in Deut 26:2.
Deuteronomy 12:11 also commands bringing offerings to the place God chooses—same location principle.
Deuteronomy 12:6 lists offerings—including firstborn—brought to the chosen place, parallel to the firstfruits offering in Deut 26:2.
Revelation 14:4 describes the redeemed as 'firstfruits for God and the Lamb,' directly echoing the OT firstfruits dedication.
James 1:18 calls believers 'firstfruits of his creatures,' applying the OT firstfruits concept to the redeemed as an offering to God.
1 Corinthians 15:23 uses 'firstfruits' for Christ's resurrection, fulfilling the OT pattern of offering firstfruits as a prefiguring of the Messiah.
1 Corinthians 15:20 presents Christ as the firstfruits of the resurrection, fulfilling the OT offering type.
Romans 8:23 uses 'firstfruits of the Spirit' as a NT metaphor for the initial pledge, echoing the OT firstfruits pledge.
Ezekiel 44:30 specifies that firstfruits belong to the priests, adding a recipient to the offering command.
In Proverbs 3:9, the same command to honor God with firstfruits appears, linking wisdom literature to Mosaic law.
Nehemiah 10:35-37 records a covenant pledge to bring firstfruits as the law commands, reinforcing the obligation.
Exodus 34:26 repeats the same command to bring the first of the firstfruits to the house of the LORD, grounding the practice in earlier law.
Exodus 23:19 commands bringing the best firstfruits to God’s house, directly paralleling the instruction here to take firstfruits to the chosen place.
Exodus 23:16 institutes the Feast of Harvest with firstfruits, a direct parallel to the firstfruits offering ritual commanded in this verse.
Nehemiah 10:37 records bringing firstfruits to the temple—a direct post-exilic practice of this law.
Exodus 22:29 commands offering firstfruits without delay—directly parallel to the firstfruits ritual here.
Numbers 18:13 continues that the first ripe fruits are given to the priests and may be eaten by their clean households.
Numbers 18:12 designates the best firstfruits (oil, wine, grain) as the priests’ portion, showing their allocation.
Jeremiah 2:3 calls Israel the firstfruits of God's harvest, applying the offering concept to the nation itself.
2 Kings 4:42 narrates a man bringing firstfruits to Elisha, illustrating the practice in a prophetic context.
2 Chronicles 31:5 records abundant firstfruits offerings during Hezekiah’s reform, showing communal obedience.
Leviticus 2:14 specifies how to prepare a grain offering of firstfruits—roasted and crushed—providing ceremonial detail.
Leviticus 2:12 adds that firstfruits may be brought but not burned on the altar, revealing a restriction on their use.
Romans 11:16 draws on the principle that the firstfruits offering makes the whole holy, applying it to Israel's root.
Numbers 15:20 mentions offering first of dough as a cake—parallel firstfruits law for produce.
Nehemiah 12:44 describes appointing overseers for firstfruits and tithes, showing administrative implementation.
Leviticus 23:17 prescribes offering two loaves of firstfruits at Pentecost—same concept but different occasion.