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Feast of Weeks

British  

noun

  1. Judaism a literal translation of Shavuot

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She is betrothed, and will be married on the Sabbath after the Feast of Weeks.

From Jewish Children by Berman, Hannah

Feast of Weeks, 474. feather cap, 136. festivals, 472 sq. fetishism in primitive Egypt, 103, 205, 227. folk-lore, limitations of, 18. frog, the, 136.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

The time of the Feast of Weeks was at hand, and Je-sus went up to Je-ru-sa-lem to keep it.

From Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading The Sweet Stories of God's Word in the Language of Childhood by Pollard, Josephine

The messenger bearing the letter arrived on the day before the Feast of Weeks.

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 by Radin, Paul

The day the celebration of the Feast of Weeks commenced, Reuben left his shop in charge of the attendants, and gave up his entire time to Joel and Jesse.

From Joel: A Boy of Galilee by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)

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