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  2. Pentecost - Wikipedia

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    Biblical commentator Richard C. H. Lenski has noted that the use of the term "Pentecost" in Acts is a reference to the Jewish festival. He writes that a well-defined, distinct Christian celebration did not exist until later years, when Christians kept the name of "Pentecost" but began to calculate the date of the feast based on Easter rather ...

  3. Three Pilgrimage Festivals - Wikipedia

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    The Three Pilgrimage Festivals or Three Pilgrim Festivals, sometimes known in English by their Hebrew name Shalosh Regalim (Hebrew: שלוש רגלים, romanized: šāloš rəgālīm, or חַגִּים, ḥaggīm), are three major festivals in Judaism—two in spring; Passover, 49 days later Shavuot (literally 'weeks', or Pentecost, from the Greek); and in autumn Sukkot ('tabernacles', 'tents ...

  4. When Is Pentecost in 2024, and How Long Does This ... - AOL

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    Pentecost comes from the ancient Greek word for "fiftieth." So, any reference to the Jewish festival as "pentecost" is referring to the number of days between Passover and the Jewish festival of ...

  5. Shavuot - Wikipedia

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    Hebrew: שבועות or חג השבועות (Ḥag HaShavuot or Shavuos) Observed by: Jews and Samaritans: Type: Jewish and Samaritan: Significance: One of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals. Celebrates the revelation of the Five Books of the Torah by God to Moses and to the Israelites at Mount Sinai, 49 days (seven weeks) after the Exodus from ...

  6. What Is Pentecost and Why Do Some Christians Celebrate It? - AOL

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    Pentecost Meaning In Greek, the word Pentecost literally means "fiftieth." According to Faith Giant : "The Pentecost has a variety of names in the Bible: Shavuot, The Feast of Weeks, the First ...

  7. Christian observances of Jewish holidays - Wikipedia

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    Pentecost celebrates the birth of the Church, when thousands of Jews were in Jerusalem to celebrate Shavuot, and heard Peter and the disciples speaking in their own language. However, Shavuot is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals laid out for the Torah observant Jews, which was the reason for the huge gathering of Jewish believers in ...

  8. Pentecost (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Pentecost is one of the prominent feasts in the Christian liturgical year. It is also one of the English-language names for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot . Pentecost may also refer to:

  9. Pentecostarion - Wikipedia

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    Pentecost is a traditional time for baptisms. The week prior to the feast is known as "green week", during which all manner of plants and herbs are gathered. The Sunday of Pentecost is called "Trinity Sunday," the next day is called "Monday of the Holy Spirit", and Tuesday of Pentecost week is called the "Third Day of the Trinity."