ANNUAL JEWISH FEASTS AND SACRED TIMES

(AND THEIR SYMBOLIC SIGNIFICANCE)

Pentecost
(Coming of the Holy THE PRIMARY FEASTS AND PRINCIPLE BIBLICAL TEXT
Passover: Ex. 12:1-18; Lev. 23:5
Spirit)
Unleavened Bread: Ex. 12:15-20; Lev. 23:6-8
First Fruits: Lev. 23:9-14
First Fruits Pentecost: Lev. 23:15-21
(Resurrection of Christ) Trumpets: Num. 29:1-6; Lev. 23:23-25
Day of Atonement: Lev. 16; 23:26-32
Tabernacles: Lev. 23:33-36
Summer
Unleavened Bread
(Separation from Sin)
Siwan Tammuz

Lyyar Av
Passover
(Christ our Lamb) Trumpets
Nisan (Abib) Elul
(The preaching of the
Gospel) Some see the
Spring Jewish Calendar Autumn second coming

Adar Tishri
Day of Atonement
Purim* Shevat (Sorrow for sin and
Marheshvan
Pardon for God’s People)
Tevet Kislev (Bul)

Sabbath Tabernacles
(Fellowship of God’s
Sabbath Year Winter People)
Year of Jubilee Dedication*

Other annual feasts in grey & *Post-exilic Feasts

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