“But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.”
But the Jews that were in Susa had gathered on the thirteenth and on the fourteenth day of the same, and rested on the fifteenth day of the month Adar, and made it a day of feasting and gladness, demonstrating that in Susa, where the conflict extended over two days (the thirteenth and fourteenth), the day of rest and celebration was observed on the fifteenth day. This geographical variation in the dates of celebration creates a distinction between the cities (observing the fifteenth) and the provinces (observing the fourteenth), establishing two dates of celebration. The verse shows how the commemoration of deliverance can be adapted to account for geographical variations in when the conflict actually ended.
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