Numbers 15:20

Ye shall offer up a cake of the first of your dough for an heave offering: as ye do the heave offering of the threshingfloor, so shall ye heave it.

Cross-references

Numbers 18:27 likens the priest's contribution to grain from the threshing floor, echoing the heave offering imagery here.

Numbers 18:12 specifies that the firstfruits of grain, oil, and wine are given to Aaron and his sons as their portion.

Exodus 23:19 commands bringing the first of the firstfruits to the Lord's house, establishing the location for the offering.

Leviticus 2:14 describes a grain offering of firstfruits from the harvest, parallel to the dough offering here.

Leviticus 23:17 commands bringing two loaves as firstfruits, directly comparable to the first of dough.

Leviticus 23:20 involves the wave offering of the bread of firstfruits, similar to this heave offering of dough.

Deuteronomy 26:2-10 provides the ceremonial context for presenting firstfruits, including the historical confession of deliverance.

Nehemiah 10:37 describes the post-exilic renewal of bringing the first of dough to the priests, directly echoing the law.

Ezekiel 44:30 reaffirms the law of first of dough for the priests, linking it to a blessing on the household.

Romans 11:16 uses the firstfruits of dough as a metaphor: if the first portion is holy, the whole batch is holy, applying the OT principle.

In 1 Cor 15:20, Christ is called the firstfruits of the resurrection, directly prefigured by the OT firstfruits offering.

Leviticus 2:12 permits bringing firstfruits as an offering but restricts altar use, reinforcing the firstfruits principle.

James 1:18 Allusion

James 1:18 applies the firstfruits concept to believers as the first of God's new creation, a spiritual parallel.

Revelation 14:4 calls the redeemed firstfruits for God, echoing the OT firstfruits offering in a new covenant context.

Proverbs 3:9 generalizes the principle to honor the Lord with firstfruits of all produce, not just dough.

Proverbs 3:10 attaches the promise of abundant harvests to the practice of honoring God with firstfruits.