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The Feast of Weeks...better known as Shavuot! Or Pentecost...depends on who you ask.

January 15, 2024 • Matthew • Episode 38

The Feast of Weeks is designated as the third and final pilgrimage festival for Israelites and is described in Leviticus 23. Called Shavuot or Pentecost, it is known as a harvest festival, but becomes the day the church was founded in Acts 2. This episode of Bible Backdrop goes into some of the history and traditions surrounding this festival.