Rom 11:16 | RWP | e4.org | First fruit ( απαρχη ). See on , . The metaphor is from . The LXX has απαρχην φυραματος , first of the dough as a heave offering. The lump ( το φυραμα ). From which the first fruit came. See on . Apparently the patriarchs are the first fruit. The root ( η ριζα ). Perhaps Abraham singly here. The metaphor is changed, but the idea is the same. Israel is looked on as a tree. But one must recall and keep in mind the double sense of Israel in . (the natural and the spiritual).

‏ Romans 11:16

First fruit ( απαρχη ). See on 1Co 15:20, 23. The metaphor is from Nu 15:19f. The LXX has απαρχην φυραματος, first of the dough as a heave offering.

The lump ( το φυραμα ). From which the first fruit came. See on 9:21. Apparently the patriarchs are the first fruit.

The root ( η ριζα ). Perhaps Abraham singly here. The metaphor is changed, but the idea is the same. Israel is looked on as a tree. But one must recall and keep in mind the double sense of Israel in 9:6f. (the natural and the spiritual).