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“Of the dew of heaven and the fat of the earth” [Genesis 27:28]. Amalek was descended from Esau, who wanted to take revenge on Jacob, who had taken away the blessings. Therefore, we praise God with the first fruits and say that the first fruits are called “the first fruits of the soil” [26:10]. Amalek was called “a leading nation is Amalek” [Numbers, 24:20]. His [Balaam’s] advice did not succeed and Israel conquered the land. “The fat of the earth” [Genesis, 27:28]. We have the good fruits from God who is called First, the first, before the first ones. They praised God for the lovingkindness that the Holy One helped us escape from Amalek and in addition we mentioned the other good things that God has helped us.⁶Zeror ha-Mor, Deuteronomy, 26:2.

והנחתו AND THOU SHALT PLACE IT [BEFORE THE LORD THY GOD] — This tells us that he takes it after the priest has waved it, and holds it in his hand whilst he makes the declaration, and then again waves it (Sukkah 47b; cf. Sifrei Devarim 301:33).

As a result, now I have brought ראשית פרי האדמה אשר נתתה לי, for all of this wealth is not my own achievement but I merited it due to Your loving kindness.’ This is also the style in which Joshua called the Jewish people to order when he began his parting speech with the words: 'בעבר הנהר ישבו אבותיכם מעולם, תרח אבי אברהם וגו, “your ancestors used to reside across the river Euphrates; Terach the father of Avraham, etc. etc.” Joshua concludes his brief summary of Jewish history with verse 13, with the arrival of the Israelites in the Land of Israel and their being settled there. (Joshua 24,2-13)