Jehovah required that the Israelites assemble in Jerusalem for three seasonal festivals each year ​ — the Festival of Unfermented Cakes, the Festival of Weeks (later called Pentecost), and the Festival of Booths.
لَا شَكَّ أَنَّ هذِهِ كُلَّهَا كَانَتْ مَحَطَّاتٍ رُوحِيَّةً بَارِزَةً فِي حَيَاتِكَ وَأَنَّكَ تُقَدِّرُهَا أَعْمَقَ تَقْدِيرٍ .‏ —‏ مز ٤٢ :‏ ٤‏ .‏