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Numbers 15:19 Cross-References
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“Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up an heave offering unto the LORD.”
Numbers 15:19 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 15:19
When ye eat of the bread of the land—agricultural prosperity in Canaan required acknowledging God as provider through firstfruits offerings. The "bread of the land" refers to grain harvests, contrasting with wilderness manna. Normal agricultural production would replace miraculous provision, yet God still demanded recognition as ultimate source. The terumah (תְּרוּמָה, "heave offering") involved lifting a portion of dough upward before God, symbolizing giving back to Him from what He first gave.This offering acknowledged that the land's fertility came from Yahweh, not Baal or other Canaanite f...
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