Shavuot is Pentecost

How The Wheat Harvest Reveals Spiritual Life The Hebrew word שָׁבֻעֹ֖ת Shavuot Means Weeks (from the Root שֶׁבַע Sheva; 7). In English we refer to the Feast of Weeks as Pentecost, from the Greek word Pentekoste, meaning 50th. 7 Weeks are to be counted from the First-fruits of the Spring Barley Harvest to the First-fruits...