Pentecost (Easton)

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I.e., 'fiftieth', found only in the New Testament (Acts 2:1; 20:16; 1 Corinthians 16:8 ). The festival so named is first spoken of in Exodus 23:16 as 'the feast of harvest,' and again in Exodus 34:22 as 'the day of the firstfruits' ( Numbers 28:26 ). From the sixteenth of the month of Nisan (the"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter P Bible Dictionaries Pentecost Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Pentateuch Next Entry Penuel Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Pentecost Scofield Reference Index Pentecost Thompson Chain Reference Pentecost, Day of Torrey Topical Textbook Feast of Pentecost, the Dictionaries American Church Dictionary Pentecost American Tract Society Pentecost Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Pentecost Baker's Evangelical Dictionary Pentecost Charles Buck Dictionary Pentecost CARM Theological Dictionary Pentecost Easton's Bible Dictionary Pentecost Fausset Bible Dictionary Pentecost Holman Bible Dictionary Pentecost Hitchcock Bible Names Pentecost Hastings' BibleDictionary Pentecost, Feast of Hastings' NT Dictionary Pentecost (2) Pentecost King James Dictionary Pentecost Morrish Bible Dictionary Pentecost 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Pentecostal Holiness Church Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene Pentecost (only first 3 shown) Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Pentecost People's Bible Dictionary Pentecost Smith Bible Dictionary Pentecost Vines' Expository Dictionary Pentecost Webster Dictionary Pentecosty Pentecosties Pentecoster (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Pentecost Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Pentecost International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Pentecost Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Pentecost McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Pentecost Pentecostal Effusion of the Holy Spirit Pentecostals The Nuttall Encyclopedia Pentecost The Catholic Encyclopedia Pentecost (Jewish Feast) Pentecost (Whitsunday) The Jewish Encyclopedia Pentecost Lexicons ܦ݁ܶܢܛܺܩܳܘܣܛܺܐ πεντηκοστή I.e., "fiftieth", found only in the New Testament ( Acts 2:1 ; 20:16 ; 1 Corinthians 16:8 ). The festival so named is first spoken of in Exodus 23:16 as "the feast of harvest," and again in Exodus 34:22 as "the day of the firstfruits" ( Numbers 28:26 ). From the sixteenth of the month of Nisan (the second day of the Passover), seven complete weeks, i.e., forty-nine days, were to be reckoned, and this feast was held on the fiftieth day. The manner in which it was to be kept is described in Leviticus 23:15-19 ; Numbers 28:27-29 . Besides the sacrifices prescribed for the occasion, every one was to bring to the Lord his "tribute of a free-will offering" ( Deuteronomy 16:9-11 ). The purpose of this feast was to commemorate the completion of the grain harvest. Its distinguishing feature was the offering of "two leavened loaves" made from the new corn of the completed harvest, which, with two lambs, were waved before the Lord as a thank offering. The day of Pentecost is noted in the Christian Church as the day on which the Spirit descended upon the apostles, and on which, under Peter's preaching, so many thousands were converted in Jerusalem ( Acts 2 ).

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)