"Reap" can also be used in a metaphorical sense;
to reap the benefits of something = to benefit from something
to reap what you sow = to be responsible for your mistakes
Both more or less mean the same thing.
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Harvest can be used as a noun: "the corn harvest was good..."
As verbs they mean the same thing; but reap is an old word not often used now.
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'harvest' could also have a literal meaning .
There are pretty much the same in meaning,but are used in different contexts and aren't always interchangeable.
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another common enough phrase is 'to reap the whirlwind'
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To reap is to cut (grain) as with a sickle - there is also 'the grim reaper' as a symbol of death.
Harvest is a more general word that includes reaping of grain, but also gathering or catching of other goods like fish or animals.
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