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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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And if the Lord wills it, she is going to be married on the Sabbath after the Feast of Weeks.

From Jewish Children by Berman, Hannah

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)

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

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

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

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

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