- The Sabbath. Signifies rest. Observed every seventh day.
- Feast of the New Moon. Marked the completion of the Lunar month.
- Sabbatical Month. The Seventh of the Sacred Year, but the first of the Civil.
- Feast of Trumpets. New Year's Day. Ushered in by blowing of trumpets.
- Sabbatical Year. Each seventh day and month and year were holy. The land rested and creditors and slaves were released.
- Year of Jubilee. Every fiftieth year.
- The Passover. Lasted for seven days, from the 14th to 21st of Nisan. A memorial of the Nation's birth and typical of Christ.
- Pentecost, or Feast of Weeks. A supplement to the Passover, lasting one day.
- Feast of Tabernacles. A harvest Home, or Thanksgiving time, lasting seven days.
- Day of Atonement. A day of humiliation and fasting. Observed five days before the Feast of Tabernacles.
- Feast of Purim. An annual feast to commemorate the preservation of the Jews in Persia.
- Feast of Dedication. A rededication of the Temple after the expulsion of the Syrians by Judas Maccabaeus.
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Jewish Observances
Listed below are the primary holiday observances which the Israelite nation has observed throughout their long history. Many of these were established because of God's unique intervention in their history.
Cite This Page: Nevin, Alfred, Ed., et al. "Jewish Observances," The Parallel Bible. Blue Letter Bible. 1 Jul 2002. 21 Nov 2008.  |
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