PENTECOST

FEAST OF WEEKS

Definition

Meaning fiftieth, is used in the New Testament to denote the Jewish Feast of Weeks which the Jews observed fifty days after the Passover festival. On the day of Pentecost, the outpouring of the Spirit">Holy Spirit came upon the Christian church.

References

Exodus 34:22, Deuteronomy 16:10, Deuteronomy 16:16, 2 Chronicles 8:13, Acts 2:1, Acts 20:16, 1 Corinthians 16:8