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week

Related Ideas:

sevens

Definition:

The term "week" literally refers to a period of time lasting seven days.

• In the Jewish system of counting time, a week begins at sunset on Saturday and ends at sunset the following Saturday.
• In the Bible, the term "week" is sometimes used figuratively to refer to a group of seven units of time, such as seven years.
• The "Festival of Weeks" is a celebration of harvest that takes place seven weeks after Passover. It is also called "Pentecost."
• The word "sevens" can refer to either seven days, seven weeks, or seven years.

(See also: Pentecost)

Bible References:

• Acts 20:7-8
• Deuteronomy 16:09
• Leviticus 23:15-16

Word Data:

• Strong's: H7620, G4521

Forms Found in the English ULB:

sevens, week, weeks