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# harvest #
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## Definition: ##
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The term "harvest" refers to the gathering in of ripe fruits or vegetables from the plants on which they were growing.
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* The harvest time normally happens at the end of a growing season.
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* The Israelites held a "Festival of Harvest" or "Festival of Ingathering" to celebrate the reaping of the food crops. God commanded them to offer the first fruits of these crops as a sacrifice to him.
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* In a figurative sense, the word "harvest" can refer to people coming to believe in Jesus or can describe a person's spiritual growth.
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* The idea of a harvest of spiritual crops fits with the figurative image of fruits being a picture of godly character qualities.
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## Translation Suggestions: ##
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* It is best to translate this term with the word that is commonly used in the language to refer to the harvesting of crops.
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* The event of harvesting could be translated as, "time of gathering in" or "crop gathering time" or "fruit picking time."
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* The verb "to harvest" could be translated as, "to gather in" or "to pick up" or "to collect."
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(See also: [firstfruit](../kt/firstfruit.md) **·** [festival](../other/festival.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Corinthians 09:9-11](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1co/09/09)
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* [2 Samuel 21:7-9](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/2sa/21/07)
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* [Galatians 06:9-10](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gal/06/09)
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* [Isaiah 17:10-11](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/isa/17/10)
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* [James 05:7-8](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jas/05/07)
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* [Leviticus 19:9-10](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/lev/19/09)
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* [Matthew 09:37-38](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/09/37)
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* [Ruth 01:22](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/rut/01/22)
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