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2. Pentecost - Wikipedia

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   One of the meanings of "Pentecost" in the Septuagint, the Koine translation of the Hebrew Bible, refers to the festival of Shavuot, one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals, which is celebrated on the fiftieth day after Passover according to Deuteronomy 16:10, [i] and Exodus 34:22, [4] where it is referred to as the "Festival of Weeks" (Koinē ...

3. 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 ...

4. Pentecost season - Wikipedia

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   Pentecost season, also known Pentecostide, as well as the time of Sundays after Pentecost or Sundays after Trinity, is a liturgical period, celebrated by some Christian churches, which immediately follows the Easter season.

5. Shavuot - Wikipedia

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   'Fiftieth') due to its timing fifty days after the first day of Passover, it is not the same celebration as the Christian Pentecost or Whitsun, which comes fifty days after Easter. [4] [Note 1] [5] That said, the two festivals are related, as the first Day of Pentecost, related in the Acts of the Apostles, is said to have happened on Shavuot.

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

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   Related: 35 Insightful Bible Verses for Pentecost to Pay Tribute to the Power of the Holy Spirit When Is Pentecost in 2024? Pentecost Sunday takes place on May 19 in 2024—seven weeks after Easter.

7. This Pentecost, finding silent-yet-sacred deeds of power in ...

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   Pentecost. The name comes from the Greek word pentekoste, meaning fiftieth. In many faith communities, Pentecost is a holy day celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter and is inspired by events ...

8. 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 ...

9. Pentecostalism - Wikipedia

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   Commonly termed "speaking in tongues", this vocal phenomenon is believed by Pentecostals to include an endless variety of languages. According to Pentecostal theology, the language spoken (1) may be an unlearned human language, such as the Bible claims happened on the Day of Pentecost, or (2) it might be of heavenly origin. In the first case ...