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Solemn meeting

Festivals & Holy Days • Old Testament
A solemn meeting was a sacred closing assembly held during certain Israelite festivals, especially the eighth day of the Feast of Tabernacles and the seventh day of Passover.
Biblical Usage
The expression refers especially to the assembly on the eighth day of the Feast of Tabernacles and to the convocation on the seventh day of Passover.
Scripture References
Isaiah 1:13 Leviticus 23:36 Numbers 29:35 Deuteronomy 16:8