Shevuos
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- 1 Alternative form of Shavuot. alt-of, alternative
"Shevuos,* the Jewish Feast of Weeks, also called Pentecost, because it is celebrated on the fiftieth day after the second day of Passover, as we shall presently explain it, is also called the Feast of Harvest—“Yom Havicorim”—the day of the first ripe fruits, as on this day the first fruits were brought as offerings in the temple."
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More examples"Shevuos,* the Jewish Feast of Weeks, also called Pentecost, because it is celebrated on the fiftieth day after the second day of Passover, as we shall presently explain it, is also called the Feast of Harvest—“Yom Havicorim”—the day of the first ripe fruits, as on this day the first fruits were brought as offerings in the temple."
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