Shavuot
- Gene Keener
- Jun 12, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 14
Shavuot
The word Shavuot means "weeks" in Hebrew, and marks the conclusion of the Counting of the Omer. Its date is directly linked to that of Passover; the Torah mandates the seven-week Counting of the Omer, beginning on the second day of Passover, to be immediately followed by Shavuot. This counting of days and weeks is understood to express anticipation and desire for the giving of the Torah. On Passover, the people of Israel were freed from their enslavement to Pharaoh; on Shavuot, they were given the Torah and became a nation committed to serving God.
Biblical References
A. Sh’mot (Exodus) 23:14,16,17
B. Sh’mot (Exodus) 34:22
C. vaYikra (Leviticus) 23:15-22
D. B’midbar (Numbers) 28:26-31
E. D’varim (Deuteronomy) 16:9-12
F. Acts 2
G. Acts 20:16
H. I Corinthians 16:8
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