Harvest and the required festivals

When is harvest season

According the Biblical studies there are 7 different types of harvests in the Bible. And three of those harvests is also linked with a festival/ celebration of sorts that the Israelites were to complete.

In the OT, harvest was one of the three major feasts which the Israelites were required by the Lord to keep annually (Ex 23:16). In doing so they would remember that the rich land into which they had been brought from Egypt (Dt 8:7–10) was the gift of God. In offering the firstfruits of the harvest (Lv 23:10, 11) the Israelites showed gratitude and acknowledged their dependence on the Lord. Moreover, as the harvest was a gift, they were not to be selfish in enjoying it, but leave some for the underprivileged (19:9).

New Living Translation (Exodus 23:14-17)

14 “Each year you must celebrate three festivals in my honor. 15 First, celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, just as I commanded you. Celebrate this festival annually at the appointed time in early spring, in the month of Abib, for that is the anniversary of your departure from Egypt. No one may appear before me without an offering.16 “Second, celebrate the Festival of Harvest, when you bring me the first crops of your harvest.“Finally, celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the harvest season, when you have harvested all the crops from your fields. 17 At these three times each year, every man in Israel must appear before the Sovereign, the LORD