Feast of Booths Celebrated

Nehemiah 8

¹³ On the second day the heads of fathers' houses of all the people, with the priests and the Levites, came together to Ezra the scribe in order to study the words of the Law. ¹⁴ And they found it written in the Law that the Lord had commanded by Moses _k that the people of Israel should dwell in booths ₁ during the feast of the seventh month, ¹⁵ and that they should proclaim it and _l publish it in all their towns and _m in Jerusalem, "Go out to the hills and bring _n branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees to make booths, as it is written." ¹⁶ So the people went out and brought them and made booths for themselves, each _o on his roof, and in their courts and in the courts of the house of God, and in the square at _p the Water Gate and in the square at _q the Gate of Ephraim. ¹⁷ And all the assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and lived in the booths, for from the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day _r the people of Israel had not done so. And there was _s very great rejoicing. ¹⁸ And day by day, from the first day to the last day, _t he read from the Book of the Law of God. They kept the feast seven days, and _u on the eighth day there was a solemn assembly, according to the rule.

1. Cross References
   Leviticus 23:34
   Speak to the people of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month and for seven days is the Feast of Booths to the Lord.
   Leviticus 23:40
   And you shall take on the first day the fruit of splendid trees, branches of palm trees and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.
   Leviticus 23:42
   You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All native Israelites shall dwell in booths.
   
2. Cross References
   Leviticus 23:4
   These are the appointed feasts of the Lord, the holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them.
   
3. Cross References
   Deuteronomy 16:16
   Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God at the place that he will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Booths. They shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed.
   
4. Cross References
   Leviticus 23:40
   And you shall take on the first day the fruit of splendid trees, branches of palm trees and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.
   
5. Cross References
   1 Samuel 9:25
   And when they came down from the high place into the city, a bed was spread for Saul on the roof, and he lay down to sleep.
   
6. Cross References
   Nehemiah 8:1
   And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses that the Lord had commanded Israel.
   Nehemiah 8:3
   And he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.
   Nehemiah 3:26
   And the temple servants living on Ophel repaired to a point opposite the Water Gate on the east and the projecting tower.
   
7. Cross References
   Nehemiah 12:39
   And above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Gate of Yeshanah, and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate; and they came to a halt at the Gate of the Guard.
   2 Kings 14:13
   And Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash, son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem for four hundred cubits, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.
   2 Chronicles 25:23
   And Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem for 400 cubits, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.
   
8. Cross References
   1 Kings 8:2
   And all the men of Israel assembled to King Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
   2 Chronicles 7:9
   And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for they had kept the dedication of the altar seven days and the feast seven days.
   2 Chronicles 8:13
   As the duty of each day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses for the Sabbaths, the new moons, and the three annual feasts - the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Booths.
   Ezra 3:4
   And they kept the Feast of Booths, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number according to the rule, as each day required.
   
9. Cross References
   2 Chronicles 30:21
   And the people of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great gladness, and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with all their might to the Lord.
   
10. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 31:10 - 11
    And Moses commanded them, "At the end of every seven years, at the set time in the year of release, at the Feast of Booths.
    
11. Cross References
    Leviticus 23:36
    For seven days you shall present food offerings to the Lord. On the eighth day you shall hold a holy convocation and present a food offering to the Lord. It is a solemn assembly; you shall not do any ordinary work.
    Numbers 29:35
    On the eighth day you shall have a solemn assembly. You shall not do any ordinary work.