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(מחרת, mohÌ£ŏraÌ„th, or מחרת×, mohÌ£ŏraÌ„thaÌ„m, “the morrow,†or “tomorrow,†“the day followingâ€; השּ×בּת מחרת, mohÌ£ŏrath ha-shabbaÌ„th, “the day after the Sabbath,†i.e. the first day of the week): The first day of the week was designated for the formal offering of the first-fruits in the form of wave-sheaves , and of the wave-loaves 50 days later -17. This recognition of an after-Sabbath during festive periods has its counterpart in the later ecclesiastical practice of celebrating not only Easter Sunday, but also Easter Monday, etc., and undoubtedly was a factor in establishing the custom which transferred the sanctity of the Sabbath to the first day of the week after the resurrection of Our Lord.