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The ancient Israelites cultivated both wheat and barley.These two grains are mentioned first in the biblical list of the Seven Species of the land of Israel and their importance as food in ancient Israelite cuisine is also seen in the celebration of the barley harvest at the festival of Passover and of the wheat harvest at the festival of Shavuot.
In ancient times, the grain harvest lasted seven weeks and was a season of gladness (Jer. 5:24, Deut. 16:9–11, Isa. 9:2). It began with harvesting the barley during Passover and ended with harvesting the wheat at Shavuot.
Leviticus 2:14 describes the omer offering, brought on Passover, as bikkurim (of barley). In Leviticus 23:9 it is described as reishit ketzirchem (the first of your harvest) but not as bikkurim. Leviticus 23:17 describes the special offering of shtei halechem on Shavuot, referring to it as bikkurim (first-fruits of the wheat harvest).
During Passover, observant Jews not only eat kosher—they eat kosher for Passover. This means no chametz (leavened or fermented grain, including any grains in contact with water for more than 18 ...
The Three Pilgrimage Festivals or Three Pilgrim Festivals, sometimes known in English by their Hebrew name Shalosh Regalim (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, romanized: šālōš rəgālīm, or חַגִּים, ḥaggīm), are three major festivals in Judaism—two in spring; Passover, 49 days later Shavuot (literally 'weeks', or Pentecost, from the Greek); and in autumn Sukkot ('tabernacles ...
This year, the Jewish holiday of Passover will begin April 22. Here's what to know about the celebration.
Here's everything you need to know about Passover 2023 and how it came to be. When is Passover in 2023? This year, Passover begins at sundown on April 5 and ends at sundown on April 13. In 2024 it ...
The Israelites cultivated both wheat and barley; these two grains are mentioned first in the biblical list of the Seven Species of the land of Israel and their importance as food is also seen in the celebration of the barley harvest at the festival of Shavuot and of the wheat harvest at the festival of Sukkot. [10]