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| Pentecost refers both to an important Jewish feast day and the recognized beginning of the New Testament church. The Jewish feast of Pentecost (Hebrew Shavuot - the Feast of Weeks) arose as the celebration of the closing of the spring grain harvest, which formally began 50 days earlier at Passover. On the Pentecost after the resurrection of Jesus, the Holy Spirit, as told Acts 2, descended on the disciples in the form of tongues of fire accompanied by the sound of a rush of wind, and gave them the power of speaking in such a way that people of different languages could understand them. In liturgical Christianity, Pentecost is an annual commemoration of this event, and it is solemnly observed as the birthday of the church and the feast of the Holy Spirit. (Read more) |
See Pentecost (overview) for more information
See also Easton's Bible Dictionary entry on Pentecost
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For related quotations see Pentecost (quotes)
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