Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 7000 God's people » 7300 Institutions and culture of OT » 7354 feasts and festivals » 7361 Feast of Weeks This feast, which took place seven weeks after Passover in Sivan (May/June), was also known as the Feast of Pentecost. It expressed joy and thankfulness to God for the harvest. The Feast of Weeks was one of three compulsory feasts Offerings made at the Feast of Weeks The firstfruits of the wheat harvest were offered to God Numbers 28:26; Deuteronomy 16:10 The offerings brought were to be in proportion to the harvest. Two loaves of bread were also offered Burnt offerings and sin offerings were made Leviticus 23:18-20 pp Numbers 28:27-30 The Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) in the NT Acts 2:1-4 The term “Pentecost” refers to the 50 days that separate this feast from the Passover Sabbath. See also
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