FEAST OF PENTECOST, THE

FEAST OF PENTECOST, THE: - Held fiftieth day after offering first sheaf of barley harvest Le 23:15,16; De 16:9 - CALLED THE . Feast of harvest Ex 23:16 . Feast of weeks Ex 34:22; De 16:10 . Day of the first fruits Nu 28:26 . Day of Pentecost Ac 2:1 - To be perpetually observed Le 23:21 - All males to attend Ex 23:16,17; De 16:16 - A holy convocation Le 23:21; Nu 28:26 - A time of holy rejoicing De 16:11,12 - The first fruits of bread presented at Le 23:17; De 16:10 - Sacrifices at Le 23:18,19; Nu 28:27-31 - The law given from Mount Sinai upon Ex 12:6,12; 19:1,11 - The Holy Spirit given to apostles at Ac 2:1-3 - Observed by the church Ac 20:16; 1Co 16:8