Appointed Time
Yom HaBikkurim
Also known as Firstfruits
During Passover — 16 Nisan
Offering of the firstfruits of the harvest.
The sheaf of the firstfruits is waved before יהוה, acknowledging that the whole harvest belongs to Him. From this day the counting of the Omer begins, fifty days to Shavuot.
Scripture references
- Leviticus 23:9–14