Bible Dictionary
Tabernacles, The Feast Of
The Feast of Tabernacles, also called the Feast of Ingathering, was the third major Jewish festival. It began on the fifteenth day of Tisri and continued through the twenty-second day.
Definition
The Feast of Tabernacles, also called the Feast of Ingathering, was the third of the three great festivals of the Hebrews.
Biblical Usage
It was an appointed festival of Israel’s religious calendar.
Historical Background
The feast lasted from the fifteenth through the twenty-second day of Tisri.
Scripture References
Exodus 23:16
Leviticus 23:34-36
Numbers 29:12-38
Numbers 16:13-15
Numbers 31:10-13
Leviticus 23:39
Leviticus 15:13-15
Ezekiel 45:25
Leviticus 23:36
Nehemiah 8:18
Nehemiah 8:15
Nehemiah 8:16
Numbers 29:36
Numbers 29:38
John 7:37
John 7:38
John 8:12
1 Kings 8:2
1 Kings 8:65
Nehemiah 8:13-18
2Macc 10:5-8
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(Exodus 23:16) (“the feast of ingathering”), the third of the three great festivals: of the Hebrews, which lasted from the 15th till the 22d of Tisri.