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- 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
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The Feast of Tabernacles was a season of great rejoicing, and it was
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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As originally established, the Feast of Tabernacles was a seven day festival, followed by a holy convocation on the eighth day.
Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern James Edward Talmage 1897
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Hebrews, with their wives and children, feasted therein: nay, besides this, the king then observed splendidly and magnificently the feast which is called the Feast of Tabernacles, before the temple, for twice seven days; and he then feasted together with all the people.
Antiquities of the Jews Flavius Josephus 1709
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The Feast of Tabernacles is the great Old Testament harvest feast.
Crosswalk.com - Home 2009
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"My dear Millie, -- After the Day of Atonement, everyone was very busy preparing for the Feast of Tabernacles, which is still celebrated here as it must have been in Bible times.
Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago Hannah Trager
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Let's see, in 1917, while serving as archbishop of Munich, Pacelli was instrumental in denying a request from German Jews for palm fronds from Italy so "their Jewish cult," as he referred to the faith of Jesus, could celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.
Ariel Gonzalez: An Open Letter to Bernard-Henri Levy, on His Defense of Roman Polanski and Pope Benedict XVI Ariel Gonzalez 2010
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Let's see, in 1917, while serving as archbishop of Munich, Pacelli was instrumental in denying a request from German Jews for palm fronds from Italy so "their Jewish cult," as he referred to the faith of Jesus, could celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.
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Let's see, in 1917, while serving as archbishop of Munich, Pacelli was instrumental in denying a request from German Jews for palm fronds from Italy so "their Jewish cult," as he referred to the faith of Jesus, could celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.
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Celebrated at Sukkot (the Feast of Tabernacles), this festival was also created at the beginning of the 1940s.
Leah Bergstein. 2009
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A "Great Day" of the Feast of Tabernacles was known as the Day of Willows, with rites honoring fire and water.
Helen of Troy Jan 2009
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