Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 7000 God's people » 7300 Institutions and culture of OT » 7408 Pentecost One of Israel's three major agricultural festivals, the second great feast of the Jewish year. It is a harvest festival, also known as the Feast of Weeks. The original Jewish significance of this festival has been overshadowed by the Christian celebration of the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Pentecost was one of Israel's three major agricultural festivals It was also known as the Feast of Weeks Deuteronomy 16:9-10 See also Exodus 34:22; Deuteronomy 16:16-17; 2 Chronicles 8:13 It is also referred to as the Feast of Harvest Instructions for the celebration of Pentecost Its timing and sacrifices Leviticus 23:15-21 The “fifty days” (verse 16) gives rise to the term “Pentecost” which is derived from the Greek word for “fiftieth”; Numbers 28:26-31; Jeremiah 5:24 Its link with the deliverance from Egypt Deuteronomy 16:12 Pentecost later became associated with covenant renewal and the giving of the Law. Pentecost in the NT It was observed by Paul See also Acts 20:16; 1 Corinthians 16:8 Its association with the coming of the Holy Spirit Acts 2:1-4,16-21; Acts 11:15 See also Joel 2:28-32 See also
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