Feast of Dedication
Britishnoun
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The scene he chooses is Jerusalem at the Feast of Dedication, that festival which commemorated the death and resurrection of the Maccabean martyrs who had given their lives for the national ideal.
From Religion and the War by Various
The last time He had visited their home was at the Feast of Dedication, during the season of winter, when the palm-trees were bared of their leaves, and the voice of the turtle was silent.
From Memories of Bethany by Macduff, John R. (John Ross)
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
The national Feast of Dedication attracts his notice.
From An Easter Disciple The Chronicle of Quintus, the Roman Knight by Sanford, Arthur Benton
The Feast of Dedication, not named in the Old Testament.
From Outline Studies in the Old Testament for Bible Teachers by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman
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