Evidence of the Biblical Calendar

Declaring the Firstfruits

How does one set aside bikkurim? A man goes down into his field, he sees a fig that ripened, or a cluster of grapes that ripened, or a pomegranate that ripened, he ties a reed-rope around it and says: “Let these be bikkurim.” Rabbi Shimon says: even so, he must again designate them as bikkurim after they have been plucked from the soil.

Exo 23:19 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.

https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Bikkurim.3.3-8

Knowing that each of the seven species would have an early quantity of fruit a tradition was created of marking the earliest ripe produce to make sure it was what was offered as the firstfruits…..

The new moon was seen by the unaided eye on July 11, 2021, at 19:59 by myself and the Matityahu family of four called and reported seeing the moon tonight from Jerusalem as well.  

It was a very easy sighting on a super warm night!  Not much to mention it was a 30 day month.  According to the Biblical Calendar based on the seven firstfruits offerings we have entered the 6th month.  How appropriate the grapes and figs are coming on strong!  In a month the first of the rimon aka pomegranates will be showing up for Yom Teruah.  

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My friend away up north in the Golan near Lebanon writes: fig season is here…..and so it is

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From Tel Aviv and here in the north.

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The new moon was seen on June 11, 2021, at 20:18 naked-eye sighting.

It was a very easy sighting.  There was a lot of wind that made it unconducive to the close-up photos of the moon.  All of those came out too blurry to send out

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A 29 day month is predicted.  Of course, depending on your location in the world you would need to add or subtract a few degrees of illumination and sky position.

Without any atmospheric interference, the new moon should be seen on June 11.

The 5th month is just around the corner and the old grapevines are loaded with grapes. They will be ready to harvest at the beginning of the 5th biblical month. I will post a video of the grapes. Remember, these are not designer or hybrid grapes. These are the ones left to the elements that rarely ever get pruned and don’t get watered. So far, we have had lambs in time for PassoverBarley in time for Wave Sheaf in the week of UnleavenedWheat in time for ShavuotAnd grapes in time for the 5th month. I will continue to tell you as the other 4 first fruits offerings are ready for harvest, but it’s just a formality. Once we know the barley are the wheat are in their proper season the rest will show up right on time

We had the most wonderful quiet Shabbat without one red alert! Here’s a project finished because there were no alarms I hope this will bless you and proves to be a useful tool in ministering the calendar to others. A work of love and gratitude from me to my Beloved Elohim