Ancient Coins Depict First Fruits for Shavout
Ancient Coins Depict First Fruits for Shavout Shavout, also called Pentecost, begins the evening of Sunday, May 16. In ancient times Shavout was one of the three pilgrimage festivals, in Hebrew called “shalosh regalim” (three [using one’s] legs [days]). These were the principal occasions when Jewish people from around the ancient world came to Jerusalem to “Offer a sacrifice to Me three times each year…” ( Exodus 23:14). The three holidays are Passover, Tabernacles) and Shavout....
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