Tabernacles, Feast of

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• Tabernacles, Feast of —    The third of the great annual festivals of the Jews (Lev. 23:33 43). It is also called the feast of ingathering (Ex. 23:16; Deut. 16:13). It was celebrated immediately after the harvest, in the month Tisri, and the celebration lasted for eight …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Tabernacles, feast of — An autumn festival of ingathering lasting eight days; people were instructed to ‘dwell in succoth’ (Lev. 23:42; ‘booths’ is an alternative name for the feast) as a memorial and thanksgiving [[➝ thanksgiving sacrifice]] for the safety of the… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• Tabernacles, Feast of —  Кущей праздник …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

• Feast of Tabernacles —     The Feast of Tabernacles     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Feast of Tabernacles     One of the three great feasts of the Hebrew liturgical calendar, even the greatest, according to Philo (heorton megiste) and Josephus (heste hagiotate kai… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Feast of the Dedication —     Feast of the Dedication (Scriptural)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Dedication (Scriptural)     Also called the Feast of the Machabees and Feast of Lights (Josephus and Talmudic writings), mentioned in the Old Testament (I… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Feast of Tabernacles — n. SUKKOT …   English World dictionary

• Feast of — see Feast of Tabernacles under tabernacle ● in …   Useful english dictionary

• Feast of Tabernacles — Feast of Tab|er|nac|les →↑Sukkoth …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Feast of Tabernacles — Feast′ of Tab′ernacles n. jud Sukkoth …   From formal English to slang

• Feast of Tabernacles (Christian holiday) — The Feast of Tabernacles is an eight day Biblical pilgrimage festival, also known as the Feast of Booths, the Festival of Tabernacles, or Tabernacles. it is celebrated by a small number of Christians who have revived some Old Testament festivals …   Wikipedia