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
Exodus 23:16; Exodus 34:22
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
Leviticus 23:17
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
4442 firstfruits 4464 harvest 7322 burnt offering 7402 offerings 7408 Pentecost 7444 sin offering 8352 thankfulness
