Lunar Sabbath
a time tested tradition

    First Fruits Always On 16th

    Very High Level 3

    Fact

    First Fruits offering is always on the 16th of the first month

    Evidence

    • Septuagint (LXX) explicitly places First Fruits on the 16th

    • Josephus (Antiquities 3.10.5) confirms the 16th

    • Philo (On Special Laws 2.28.162) confirms the 16th

    • Joshua 5:10-12 - Passover on 14th, ate produce 'on the morrow' (15th), manna ceased 'on the morrow' (16th = First Fruits)

    • This is NOT based on interpretation - multiple ancient sources explicitly state the date

    • Modern 'floating First Fruits' theory contradicts all ancient witnesses

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    • First Fruits

      "The date of First Fruits is established by multiple ancient witnesses..."

    Depends On

    Scriptural Authority Very High

    Required By

    First Fruits Paradox High Jordan Crossing Calendar Test High

    The dating of First Fruits is crucial because it anchors the weekly cycle to the month. If First Fruits is always on the 16th AND always "the morrow after the Sabbath," then the 15th must always be a Sabbath.