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 parallel 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.
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
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Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.