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22 “You must celebrate the Festival of Harvest[a] with the first crop of the wheat harvest, and celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest[b] at the end of the harvest season. 23 Three times each year every man in Israel must appear before the Sovereign, the Lord, the God of Israel. 24 I will drive out the other nations ahead of you and expand your territory, so no one will covet and conquer your land while you appear before the Lord your God three times each year.

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  1. 34:22a Hebrew Festival of Weeks; compare 23:16. This was later called the Festival of Pentecost. It is celebrated today as Shavuot (or Shabuoth).
  2. 34:22b Or Festival of Ingathering. This was later called the Festival of Shelters or Festival of Tabernacles (see Lev 23:33-36). It is celebrated today as Sukkot (or Succoth).

22 “Celebrate the Festival of Weeks with the firstfruits(A) of the wheat harvest, and the Festival of Ingathering(B) at the turn of the year.[a] 23 Three times(C) a year all your men are to appear before the Sovereign Lord, the God of Israel. 24 I will drive out nations(D) before you and enlarge your territory,(E) and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the Lord your God.

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  1. Exodus 34:22 That is, in the autumn