Festival of Weeks

The Festival of Weeks (Harvest Festival), also known as Shavuot, is one of the three big Jewish festivals, besides Passover and the Festival of Shelters. For Jews, it is the conclusion of Passover: the exodus from slavery in Egypt is sealed by receiving the Torah on Mount Sinai. Christianity has given the Festival of Weeks a different interpretation by replacing it with Pentecost.

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