FEASTS, JEWISH
FEASTS, JEWISH
(1) Of the Passover, held on the 14th of the first month,
Abib (April), to commemorate the Exodus from Egypt
Lev 23:6; Num 9:5; Jos 5:10; 2Ki 23:22; 2Ch 35:1
Mat 26:17; Luk 2:41; Luk 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
Exo 23:16; Exo 34:22; Lev 23:16; Num 28:26; Deu 16:10; Act 2:1
(3) Of Trumpets, held the first of the seventh month Ethanim (October)
Lev 23:24; Num 29:1; Neh 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
Lev 23:34; Lev 23:39; Num 29:12; Deu 16:13; 2Ch 8:13; Ezr 3:4; Neh 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
Est 9:17; Est 9:22; Est 9:26
— of New Moons. SEE MOON, MOON