Bible Dictionary
SABBATH, SECOND AFTER THE FIRST
The second-after-the-first Sabbath is a difficult expression in Luke 6:1. Proposed explanations connect it with a Sabbath in the sabbatical cycle or with the period of counting from Passover to Pentecost, but the exact meaning remains uncertain.
Biblical Usage
The phrase occurs in Luke 6:1 in the account of the disciples’ activity on the Sabbath.