Leviticus 19:24

But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the Lord withal.

Cross-reference

Leviticus 22:27 requires a seven-day waiting period before offering newborn animals — analogous to the three-year wait before offering fruit in Leviticus 19:24.

Numbers 18:12 assigns firstfruits (oil, wine, grain) to the priests — the same principle of dedicating first produce to God.

Numbers 18:13 continues the firstfruits law — the first ripe fruits are given to the priests, mirroring the fourth-year fruit as an offering.

Deuteronomy 18:4 commands giving firstfruits of grain, wine, oil to priests — same principle as the fourth-year fruit being a holy offering.

Deuteronomy 12:18 commands eating tithes at the sanctuary — a different treatment from the fourth-year fruit which is an offering, not eaten by the owner.

Proverbs 3:9 Related theme

Proverbs 3:9 calls for honoring God with firstfruits of crops — the same principle applied specifically to fruit trees in Leviticus 19:24.

Deuteronomy 12:17 restricts eating tithes and offerings at home — similarly, the fourth-year fruit is holy and not for ordinary consumption.

Joshua 6:19 Related theme

In Joshua 6:19, the same phrase 'holy to the LORD' designates spoils of war, paralleling the dedication of fourth-year fruit.