Deuteronomy 16:9 (WEB)
You shall count for yourselves seven weeks. From the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain you shall begin to count seven weeks.
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- John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXI.20Conference XXI
“…also in the Old Testament, where when seven weeks were fulfilled the bread of the firstfruits was ordered to be offered by the priests to the Lord: and this was indeed shown to be offered to the Lord by the preaching of the Apostles which they are said on that day to have addressed to the people; the true…” — editor's note: Cf. Deut. xvi. 9.
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