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SHAVUOT - PENTECOST 5786 2026

Here’s the timeline clearly:

• Passover (Pesach) begins the Exodus remembrance in Judaism.
• From the second night of Passover, Jewish tradition counts 49 days — called the Counting of the Omer.
• The 50th day is Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks.
• In Greek, “Pentecost” means “fiftieth.”
• In the Christian New Testament, the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples during Pentecost (Acts 2), which occurred during the Jewish feast of Shavuot.

So the period is:

• 49 days counted
• Then the 50th day = Shavuot / Pentecost

40 days after Passover (THE RESURRECTION)

The number 40 days is associated with another event:

• After the resurrection, Jesus Christ appeared to his disciples for 40 days before the Ascension (Acts 1:3) This year Wednesday 14th May 2026
• Then, about 10 days later, Pentecost occurred.

A simplified sequence:

1. Passover
2. Resurrection
3. 40 days later → Ascension
4. 50 days after Passover → Pentecost / Shavuot

In Judaism:

• Shavuot commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.

In Christianity:

• Pentecost commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit and is often called the “birth of the Church.”