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Feast of Dedication

British  

noun

  1. Judaism a literal translation of Chanukah

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Feast of Dedication, not named in the Old Testament.

From Outline Studies in the Old Testament for Bible Teachers by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman

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)

It might be a later Feast of Dedication, but this feast was not one of the great feasts and would hardly have drawn Jesus all the way from Galilee to attend it.

From A Harmony of the Gospels for Students of the Life of Christ Based on the Broadus Harmony in the Revised Version by Robertson, Archibald Thomas

The Feast of Dedication has been proposed by Kepler and Petavius.

From A Harmony of the Gospels for Students of the Life of Christ Based on the Broadus Harmony in the Revised Version by Robertson, Archibald Thomas

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