“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord.”
Say to the Israelites: on the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Lord's Festival of Tabernacles begins, and it lasts for seven days. The Festival of Tabernacles — Sukkot — begins on the fifteenth of the seventh month (five days after the Day of Atonement) and lasts seven days. The seven-day duration mirrors the Festival of Unleavened Bread's seven days. The fall harvest festival of abundance follows the Day of Atonement of solemnity: the community that has been atoned for (day 10) can celebrate the harvest's abundance (day 15) with unrestrained joy. Zechariah 14:16 describes all the nations coming to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles — the festival has eschatological dimensions.
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