The Greek phrase mia sabbaton appears in seven New Testament verses, indicating Wavesheaf Day. They help to determine when to begin counting to Pentecost.

The phrase 'first day of the week' (mia sabbaton) in accounts of Christ's appearance should be translated 'first of the weeks.' This is the Wavesheaf Day.

Many do not realize that Wavesheaf Day appears seven times in the New Testament. Translators obscure it by overlooking a plural in the Greek text.

In 1974, a quiet and ill-advised change was made to how Pentecost is counted, inadvertently aligning the toil of harvesting with a high holy day Sabbath.