Bible Dictionary
Weeks, Feast of
The Feast of Weeks was the Israelite harvest festival held seven weeks after the beginning of the grain harvest. It was also called Pentecost and became associated in the New Testament with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
Definition
The Feast of Weeks was an Israelite feast observed seven weeks after the beginning of the grain harvest. The supplied material identifies it with Pentecost.
Biblical Usage
The supplied material provides no further biblical details beyond its identification with Pentecost.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
See PENTECOST.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>See PENTECOST.</p>