Feast of Weeks

British

noun

Judaism a literal translation of Shavuot

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Or is she thinking of her marriage that is going to take place on the Sabbath after the Feast of Weeks, to a man she does not know, and does not understand?

From Jewish Children by Berman, Hannah

Avr�hom used to move to the garden directly after the Feast of Weeks, although that was still very early, the fruit had not yet set, and there was nothing to steal.

From Yiddish Tales by Various

Greek name for the "Feast of Weeks" in the Jewish Church.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James

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

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)

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