In Ancient Israel, the First-fruits (Hebrew: בכורים‎) or Bikkurim (/bɪˌkuːˈriːm, bɪˈkʊərɪm/) were a type of offering that were akin to, but distinct from, terumah gedolah. While terumah gedolah was an agricultural tithe, the First-fruits, discussed in the Bikkurim tractate of the Talmud, were a sacrificial gift brought up to the altar (Bikkurim 3:12). The major obligation to bring First Fruits (henceforth Bikkurim) to the Temple began at the festival of Shavuot and continued until the festival of Sukkot (Bikkurim 1:6). This tithe was limited to the traditional seven agricultural products (wheat, barley, grapes in the form of wine, figs, pomegranates, olives in the form of oil, and dates) grown in the Land of Israel. This tithe, and the associated festival of Shavuot, is legislated by the T