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Weeks, feast of

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Weeks, feast of Celebrated at the beginning of the wheat harvest (Exod. 34: 22), seven weeks after the presentation of the barley omer (= the first sheaf; Exod. 23: 16) during the feast of Unleavened Bread. It was also called Pentecost (Lev. 23: 16) and by NT times was kept as the anniversary of the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, and by the Church as the day on which the Holy Spirit empowered the apostles (Acts 2: 1–4).

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Weeks, Feast of

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Weeks, Feast of another term for the Jewish festival of Shavuoth.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Weeks, Feast of." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Weeks, Feast of

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Weeks, Feast of (Jewish festival): see SHAVUʿOT.

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