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GLOSSARY
Occurrences: 2
First Reference: Yeshua 4:1
Three days before the Feast of Dedication, Yeshua entered Bethany and there was sitting
by the well of Tamara a blind man whose name was Lazarus the son of Joash.
See: Feast of Tabernacles
Summary: Commonly known as Hannukah, the Feast of Dedication
or Feast of Lights is a Jewish holiday observed for eight days commemorating the
cleansing and reconsecration of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem, by Judas Maccabee
and his brothers (165 BCE).
Notes/References:
Now on the 25th of Kislev went Yeshua unto Jerusalem that he might attend the Feast of Dedication, or as the Jews called, the Feast of Lights, for on that day did Judas the Maccabee cleanse the temple of defilement.