Feast |
Reference |
General time of year |
Specific time of year |
Modern equivalent |
Significance |
Sabbath |
23:3 |
Weekly |
7th day |
Saturday |
Creation |
Passover |
23:4–8 |
Spring |
14th of first month (Abib) |
March/April (Easter) |
Salvation |
Firstfruits |
23:9–14 |
Spring |
16th of first month (Abib) |
March/April (Easter) |
Dedication |
Weeks |
23:15–21 |
Spring |
1st of third month (Sivan) |
Pentecost |
Dedication |
Trumpets |
23:23–25 |
Fall |
1st of seventh month (Tishri) |
September |
Solemn assembly; spiritual preparation |
Day of Atonement |
23:26–32 |
Fall |
10th of seventh month (Tishri) |
September/October |
Redemption |
Booths |
23:33–36 |
Fall |
15th–22nd of seventh month (Tishri) |
September/October |
Joyful remembrance of the Lord’s historic guidance |