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SHAVUOTH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
- Judaism
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Shavuoth
1, record 1, English, Shavuoth
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Festival of weeks 1, record 1, English, Festival%20of%20weeks
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- Festival of Pentecost 1, record 1, English, Festival%20of%20Pentecost
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- Feast of Weeks 2, record 1, English, Feast%20of%20Weeks
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Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A pilgrimage festival, "the Feast of Weeks" is an agricultural feast linked to the barley harvest. It also celebrates God's revelation to Israel at Sinai and is celebrated early summer. (Nielson Jr, Niels C., et al. Religions of the World. Second Edition. New York: St. Martin's Press Inc., 1988, p. 399) 1, record 1, English, - Shavuoth
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Seven weeks after first day of Passover occurs the Festival of Weeks, sometimes known as the Festival of Pentecost. It is the festival of the first fruits. In ancient days, when the early harvest was brought in, men hastened to place part of it on the altar in gratitude to God. Jewish tradition come to associate this festival with the giving of the law on Mount Sinai. 1, record 1, English, - Shavuoth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
- Judaïsme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Seviot
1, record 1, French, Seviot
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Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Chavouoth 2, record 1, French, Chavouoth
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- Shavououth 3, record 1, French, Shavououth
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- Shaouout 3, record 1, French, Shaouout
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- Chabouoth 3, record 1, French, Chabouoth
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- Chevouot 3, record 1, French, Chevouot
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- Shavouot 3, record 1, French, Shavouot
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- Pentecôte 3, record 1, French, Pentec%C3%B4te
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- fête des Prémices 3, record 1, French, f%C3%AAte%20des%20Pr%C3%A9mices
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- fête des Semaines 3, record 1, French, f%C3%AAte%20des%20Semaines
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Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«La Pentecôte» est célébrée au début de l'été, sept semaines après Pessah. On célèbre ici l'arrivée des premiers fruits de la nouvelle récolte, ainsi que le Don de la Torah (Loi mosaïque) sur le Mont Sinaï. (Paraf, Pierre. La Vie Quotidienne en Israël. Paris : Librairie Hachette, 1971, p. 75 et Congrès Juif Canadien. Les Fêtes Juives : 1987-1991. Montréal : Édifice Samuel Bronfman, p. 4) 4, record 1, French, - Seviot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Shavououth, ou Pentecôte, marque le jour de la rencontre entre Dieu, la Torah et Israël. (Kister, Pierre, éditeur. Dictionnaire Encyclopédique Alpha. Vol. 14. Paris : Éditions Grammont SA, 1982, p. 1621) 4, record 1, French, - Seviot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cette fête, dite chavouoth, c'est-à-dire «les semaines», célèbre la remise des tables de la loi à Moïse sur le mont Sinaï d'Égypte, soit cinquante jours, d'où le nom de pentecôte que lui donnent les chrétiens [...] 2, record 1, French, - Seviot
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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