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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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Just wait till the Feast of Weeks, when the people all come to bring the first fruits of the harvests.

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

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

From Jewish Children by Berman, Hannah

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

Or did my mother weep for Busie, because she was getting married on the Sabbath after the Feast of Weeks?

From Jewish Children by Berman, Hannah

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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