Joe: Alright, so Deuteronomy 16, what's the deal there?

Bible Expert: Well, Deuteronomy 16 is all about the feasts and festivals God commanded the Israelites to keep.

Joe: What kind of festivals?

Bible Expert: The main festival was the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which was a seven-day festival lasting from the fourteenth day to the twenty-first day of the month of Abib. It was to celebrate the beginning of the harvest season.

Joe: Interesting. Anything else?

Bible Expert: Yes, there's also the Feast of Weeks, which was a seven-week festival that was celebrated fifty days after the Feast of Unleavened Bread. It was a celebration of the wheat harvest.

Joe: Got it. Anything else?

Bible Expert: Yes, there was also the Feast of Tabernacles, which was an eight-day festival that took place in the seventh month of Ethanim. It was to celebrate the end of the harvest season.

Joe: Sounds like a lot of feasting!

Bible Expert: Yes, it was a time of great celebration for the Israelites. In addition to the feasts, God also commanded the Israelites to observe the Sabbath and to set aside the firstfruits of their harvest as offerings to Him.