firstfruit: Deuteronomy 26:9-10; Exodus 22:29, Exodus 23:19; Leviticus 23:10, Leviticus 23:17; Numbers 18:12-24; 2 Chronicles 31:4-10; Nehemiah 12:44-47
the fleece: Job 21:20
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Deuteronomy 18:4
Deuteronomy 18:4
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