Feast of Dedication
Britishnoun
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Jesus returned to Jerusalem in time to attend the Feast of Dedication during the last winter of His earthly life.
From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward
Feast, of Dedication, 487, 499; of Tabernacles, 400, 419; of the Passover, 112, 167; the traditional Messianic, 538.
From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward
The national Feast of Dedication attracts his notice.
From An Easter Disciple The Chronicle of Quintus, the Roman Knight by Sanford, Arthur Benton
Some authorities think that Christmas was celebrated in December by the ancient Church because that was the date of the Feast of Dedication.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
“How long keepest thou our soul in suspense?” was the question put to Him as late as the Feast of Dedication, 28 a.d., the year before He suffered.
From Gloria Crucis addresses delivered in Lichfield Cathedral Holy Week and Good Friday, 1907 by Beibitz, J. H. (Joseph Hugh)
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