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Definition of Feast of tabernacles
1. Noun. A major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness.
Category relationships: Judaism
Generic synonyms: Church Festival, Religious Festival, Jewish Holy Day
Group relationships: Tishri
Lexicographical Neighbors of Feast Of Tabernacles
Literary usage of Feast of tabernacles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"From Betha- nia Jesus went to Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles, where He
became involved in discussions with the Jews. The Scribes and Pharisees ..."
2. Theology of the Old Testament by Gustav Friedrich Oehler, George Edward Day (1883)
"The Feast of Tabernacles, ... 18, is undoubtedly founded on the kindred thought,
that the keeping of the Feast of Tabernacles is an expression on the part ..."
3. An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures by Thomas Hartwell Horne (1856)
"The feast of tabernacles, like the preceding festival, continued for a week.
It was instituted to commemorate the dwelling of the Israelites in tents while ..."
4. The Works of President Edwards by Jonathan Edwards, David Brainerd (1830)
"The feast of tabernacles was the greatest feast in the month, ... The feast of
tabernacles was kept when they had gathered in the fruit of their land ..."
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