Shavuot: Pentecost, sundown June 7-8
On God’s prophetic calendar, Shavuot, also called the Feast of Weeks, marks the conclusion of a seven-week cycle known as the counting of the Omer (an omer is a biblical measure of barley). Following the Feast of Passover, there is a 49-day period leading up to Shavuot Leviticus 23:15-16. In agricultural terms, this is a time of anxiety and anticipation while farmers observe their ripening grain.
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The attachment above is part of a study prepared for our Bible study group. Shavout or Pentecost has special significance for both Jews and Christians. The birth of the Church fell on this Feast as did the rebirth of Israel on May 14, 1948.