a meeting of a religious character as distinguished from congregation, which was more general, dealing with political and legal matters. Hence it is called an "holy convocation." Such convocations were the Sabbaths (
Leviticus 23:2 Leviticus 23:3 ), the Passover (
Exodus 12:16 ;
Leviticus 23:7 Leviticus 23:8 ;
Numbers 28:25 ), Pentecost (
Leviticus 23:21 ), the feast of Trumpets (
Leviticus 23:24 ;
Numbers 29:1 ), the feast of Weeks (
Numbers 28:26 ), and the feast of Tabernacles (
Leviticus 23:35 Leviticus 23:36 ). The great fast, the annual day of atonement, was "the holy convocation" (
Leviticus 23:27 ;
Numbers 29:7 ).
These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.