Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
Solemn assembly
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Bible References
Solemn assembly
Leviticus 23:36
For seven days you shall present an offering by fire to the Lord. On the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation and present an offering by fire to the Lord. It is a festive assembly; you shall not do any laborious work [on that day].
Deuteronomy 16:8
For six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a celebration to the Lord your God; so you shall do no work [on that day].
Nehemiah 8:18
Every day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. They celebrated the feast for seven days; on the eighth day there was a [closing] solemn assembly in accordance with the ordinance.
Joel 1:14
Consecrate a fast,
Proclaim a solemn assembly,
Gather the elders
And all the inhabitants of the land
To the house of the Lord your God,
And cry out to the Lord [in penitent pleadings].
Consecrate a fast,
Proclaim a solemn assembly,
Gather the elders
And all the inhabitants of the land
To the house of the Lord your God,
And cry out to the Lord [in penitent pleadings].
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John 7:2
Now the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles (Booths) was approaching.