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• Feast of WeeksBible

  The Feast of Weeks was one of Israel's three pilgrimage festivals, at which the firstfruits of the wheat harvest were offered. It was observed after counting seven weeks from the day the first sheaf of grain was presented, and in the New Testament it is called Pentecost.

• John 7Bible

  John 7 is the chapter in which Jesus teaches in the temple at Jerusalem during the Feast of Tabernacles and, on the last day of the feast, cries out, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink." A dispute arises among the crowds and the leaders over whether he is the Christ.

• Deuteronomy 16Bible

  Deuteronomy 16 sets out the laws for keeping Israel's three pilgrimage feasts: Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. It also commands the appointment of judges who are to judge justly and forbids setting up Asherah poles or sacred pillars.

• Palm TreeBible

  In the Bible, the palm tree is the date palm. It is associated with the joy of the Feast of Tabernacles, the flourishing of the righteous, and the decoration of the temple. In Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and in the heavenly worship of Revelation, it signifies welcome and victory.

• Ezra 3Bible

  Ezra 3 recounts how the people who had returned from Babylon rebuilt the altar in Jerusalem, offered burnt offerings, and kept the Feast of Tabernacles, and how in the following year they laid the foundation of the temple amid both praise and weeping.

• Leviticus 23Bible

  Leviticus 23 sets out Israel's appointed feasts in order: the Sabbath, Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the day of the firstfruits sheaf, the feast held fifty days later, and the seventh-month observances of the blowing of trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles.

• Numbers 29Bible

  Numbers 29 is a legal text that prescribes the kinds and numbers of offerings for the feasts of the seventh month: the day of blowing the trumpets (the first day), the Day of Atonement (the tenth day), the Feast of Tabernacles (seven days beginning on the fifteenth), and the solemn assembly on the eighth day.

• Nehemiah 8Bible

  Nehemiah 8 records how, on the first day of the seventh month, Ezra read the book of the law in the square before the Water Gate in Jerusalem while the Levites explained its meaning, and how the people then kept the Feast of Tabernacles.

• Zechariah 14Bible

  Zechariah 14 is the final chapter of the Book of Zechariah. On the Day of the LORD the nations attack Jerusalem, but the LORD stands on the Mount of Olives, fights against them, and becomes king over all the earth. The surviving nations go up year after year to keep the Feast of Tabernacles, and the chapter portrays a time when everything becomes holy.

• John 8Bible

  John 8 opens with the account of Jesus declining to condemn the woman caught in adultery. It also contains his declaration "I am the light of the world" and a long dispute with the Jews over his identity.

• Nehemiah 9Bible

  Nehemiah 9 records how the Israelites who had returned from exile fasted and confessed their sins. The Levites offer a long prayer recounting Israel's history from creation to the exile, and at the end the people make a covenant and seal it.

• John 8:12Bible Verses

  John 8:12 is the verse in which Jesus, speaking at the Jerusalem temple around the time of the Feast of Tabernacles, declares himself "the light of the world" and promises "the light of life" to those who follow him. It is one of the "I am" sayings in the Gospel of John and is frequently cited in discussions of who Jesus is and of the life of discipleship.

• John 7:24Bible Verses

  Spoken by Jesus during the Feast of Tabernacles to Jews who objected to his healing on the Sabbath, this verse calls on its hearers not to judge by outward appearance but by a righteous standard. It is frequently cited alongside the command "Judge not" in discussions of judgment and discernment.

• John 8:34–36Bible Verses

  John 8:34–36 is the passage in which Jesus tells the Jews who had believed on him that "Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin" and that "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." As a key text on bondage to sin and the freedom Christ gives, it is frequently cited in discussions of the human will and sanctification.

• John 8:32Bible Verses

  "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32) is a saying of Jesus. The phrase is widely used outside the church as a symbol of academic freedom and freedom of the press, but commentators often point out that in its original context it means that disciples who continue in Jesus' word are set free from bondage to sin.

• John 8:31Bible Verses

  John 8:31 records Jesus' words to the Jews who had believed in him: "If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed." The verse is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between faith and discipleship and of persevering in faith to the end (the perseverance of the saints).

• Psalm 122:1Bible Verses

  Psalm 122:1 is the verse in which a pilgrim declares his gladness upon hearing the invitation, "Let us go into the house of the LORD." It is regarded as a classic expression of delight in worship and is frequently used, for example, as a call to worship.

• Feast of DedicationBible

  The Feast of Dedication, also known as Hanukkah, is a Jewish festival commemorating the Jews' recovery and rededication of the Jerusalem Temple after its defilement by the Seleucid dynasty in the second century BC. The Bible mentions it once, in John 10:22.

• Feast of Unleavened BreadBible

  The Feast of Unleavened Bread was a seven-day festival, beginning the day after Passover, during which Israel ate bread without leaven to commemorate the Exodus. In the New Testament it is named together with Passover, and Paul uses it as an illustration of the Christian life.