Each of the three major pilgrim festivals (23:14–17) is described at greater length and with alternative names in parallel passages (Lev. 23:1–44; Num. 28:16–29:40; Deut. 16:1–17). Once the temple is built, a male appearing before the Lord means pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Passover (not mentioned here) and the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread are combined, with greater emphasis being given to the latter. The Feast of Harvest (Weeks and Pentecost) celebrates the first fruits of the crops and trad…
Baker Publishing Group, The Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary, by Gary M. Burge