Feast of Tabernacles
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Feast of Tabernacles
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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Israel's delegation was absent from the assembly hall, but a spokeswoman for the Israeli U.N. mission said it was due to the Jewish holiday of Sukkoth, the Feast of Tabernacles.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2010
The nine-day Feast of Tabernacles, for instance, with four days when work is forbidden, fell during a series of lectures before a make-or-break exam in pathology.
From Time Magazine Archive
Questions.—At what season of the year was the Feast of Tabernacles held?
From With the Children on Sunday Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul by Stall, Sylvanus
One of these was the Feast of Tabernacles, kept in commemoration of the sojourn of their fathers in the wilderness, and as a special thanksgiving to God after the ingathering of the autumnal harvest.
From Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses by Cross, Joseph
Just before the Feast of Tabernacles he would drive a whole cart-load of fir-boughs into the little town and bring a tidy sum of money home in exchange.
From Yiddish Tales by Various
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