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THE FIRSTFRUIT OFFERING COULD BE BROUGHT TO THE TEMPLE FROM SHAVUOT TO SUKKOT

According to the rabbis (Mishnah Bikkurim 1:3, 6), the firstfruits offering and declaration of thanks could be brought from Shavuot (feast of Pentecost) to Sukkot (feast of Tabernacles). This was the common practice in the first century.