Festivals Religious (Easton)
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There were daily (Leviticus 23 ), weekly, monthly, and yearly festivals, and great stress was laid on the regular observance of them in every particular (Numbers 28:1-8; Exodus 29:38-42; Leviticus 6:8-23; Exodus 30:7-9; 27:20 ). The septenary festivals were, (A) The weekly Sabbath (Leviticus 23:1-3;"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter F Bible Dictionaries Festivals, Religious Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Ferry Boat Next Entry Festus, Porcius Resource Toolbox Print Article There were daily ( Leviticus 23 ), weekly, monthly, and yearly festivals, and great stress was laid on the regular observance of them in every particular ( Numbers 28:1-8 ; Exodus 29:38-42 ; Leviticus 6:8-23 ; Exodus 30:7-9 ; 27:20 ). The septenary festivals were, (A) The weekly Sabbath ( Leviticus 23:1-3 ; Exodus 19:3-30 ; 20:8-11 ; 31:12 , etc.). (B) The seventh new moon, or the feast of Trumpets ( Numbers 28:11-15 ; 29:1-6 ). (C) The Sabbatical year ( Exodus 23:10,11 ; Leviticus 25:2-7 ). (D) The year of jubilee ( Leviticus 2335-35 ; 25 :: 816-16 ; 27:16-25 ). The great feasts were, (a) The Passover. (b) The feast of Pentecost, or of weeks. (c) The feast of Tabernacles, or of ingathering. On each of these occasions every male Israelite was commanded "to appear before the Lord" ( Deuteronomy 27:7 ; Nehemiah 8:9-12 ). The attendance of women was voluntary. (Compare Luke 2:41 ; 1 Samuel 1:7 ; 2:19 .) The promise that God would protect their homes ( Exodus 34:23,24 ) while all the males were absent in Jerusalem at these feasts was always fulfilled. "During the whole period between Moses and Christ we never read of an enemy invading the land at the time of the three festivals. The first instance on record is thirty-three years after they had withdrawn from themselves the divine protection by imbruing their hands in the Saviour's blood, when Cestius, the Roman general, slew fifty of the people of Lydda while all the rest had gone up to the feast of Tabernacles, A.D. 66." These festivals, besides their religious purpose, had an important bearing on the maintenance among the people of the feeling of a national unity. The times fixed for their observance were arranged so as to interfere as little as possible with the industry of the people. The Passover was kept just before the harvest commenced, Pentecost at the conclusion of the corn harvest and before the vintage, the feast of Tabernacles after all the fruits of the ground had been gathered in. The Day of Atonement, the tenth day of the seventh month ( Leviticus 16:1,34 ; 23:26-32 ; Numbers 29:7-11 ). (See ATONEMENT, DAY OF .) Of the post-Exilian festivals reference is made to the feast of Dedication ( John 10:22 ). This feast was appointed by Judas Maccabaeus in commemoration of the purification of the temple after it had been polluted by Antiochus Epiphanes. The "feast of Purim" (q.v.), Esther 9:24-32 , was also instituted after the Exile. (Cf. John 5:1 .)
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