c. AD 94

J. AJ 4.227

The Antiquities of the Jews 4.227

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Antiquities of the Jews

4.227

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

227but let the owner gather all that is grown on the fourth year, for then it is in its proper season. And let him that has gathered it carry it to the holy city, and spend that, together with the tithe of his other fruits, in feasting with his friends, with the orphans, and the widows. But on the fifth year the fruit is his own, and he may use it as he pleases.