Subject: HONOR THY SABBATH |
Bible Note: 'Feasts and Festivals of Israel 'The major festivals of Old Testament Israel were, in calendar order, Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost), the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Booths (Tabernacles or Ingathering). After the exile, the Jews added memorial days for the fall of Jerusalem (eventually fixed as the Ninth of Ab), Purim, and the Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah). In addition, the Israelites observed the Sabbath every week and the feast of the New Moon every lunar month.' ____________________ Paragraph 1 of the article 'Feasts and Festivals of Israel' in Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology To read the rest of the article go to (http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/BakersEvangelicalDictionary/bed.cgi) |