FEASTS, JEWISH

(1) Of the Passover, held on the 14th of the first month,
Abib (April), to commemorate the Exodus from Egypt

Le 23:6; Nu 9:5; Jos 5:10; 2Ki 23:22; 2Ch 35:1
Mt 26:17; Lu 2:41; 22:15; Heb 11:28

(2) Of Pentecost, or Weeks, held at the end of the Wheat Harvest,
6th of the third month, Sivan (June), to commemorate the giving
of the Law

Ex 23:16; 34:22; Le 23:16; Nu 28:26; De 16:10; Ac 2:1

(3) Of Trumpets, held the first of the seventh month Ethanim (October)

Le 23:24; Nu 29:1; Ne 8:2

(4) Of Tabernacles, or Ingathering, held from the 15th to the 22nd
of the seventh month Ethanim (October), as a thanksgiving for the
harvest.

The people dwelt in booths to commemorate life in the wilderness

Le 23:34,39; Nu 29:12; De 16:13; 2Ch 8:13; Ezr 3:4; Ne 8:14
Zec 14:16; Joh 7:2

--SEE Booths, BOOTHS

(5) Of Dedication, held the 25th of the ninth month,
Chisleu (December), to commemorate the reconsecration of the
temple after its pollution by the Syrians

Joh 10:22

(6) Of Purim, held the 14th and 15th of the twelfth month, Adar
(March), to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from Haman

Es 9:17,22,26

-- of New Moons. SEE MOON, MOON

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