Feast of Tabernacles
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- noun
- /fiːst əv ˈtæbərnəklz/
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Fiesta de los Tabernáculos
- In Jerusalem, many Jews gather to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles with prayers and festive meals.
Examples
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During the Feast of Tabernacles, families build temporary shelters to remember the Israelites' journey in the wilderness.
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Hoshanah Rabbah, the last day of Sukkot/Feast of Tabernacles, is the last Scripturally appointed day of dwelling in temporary shelters.
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There is a reason he came on the middle day in secret to the Feast of Tabernacles.
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Hence, it is called The Feast of Tabernacles.
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This is the last day of the seven-day Feast of Tabernacles/Sukkot.
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I met Dave at the Feast of Tabernacles (how stereotypical!).
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If the family of Egypt will not come up and enter in, they shall have no rain; they shall receive the plague with which the Lord strikes the nations who do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.
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Steve Dalrymple was in charge of book distribution following the 2007 Total Resolve Feast of Tabernacles, but since has been cut loose to find other employment.
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Go forward to 7:37-39 to Jesus' visit to Jerusalem during the Feast of Tabernacles, and Jesus again mentions that he is the source of living water and that all may come and drink.
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Over the years I spent attending WCG, first as a child and later as a baptized member, I made many friends, traveled to many different places for the Feast of Tabernacles, tithed on my income, and in general did the things that WCG taught us to do.
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Synonyms
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A major Jewish festival in autumn when people live briefly in small shelters to remember the Israelites' desert journey
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A Jewish festival lasting seven days when people live in temporary shelters called sukkahs
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A Jewish festival that remembers the Israelites living in temporary shelters during their time in the desert
A weeklong Jewish festival in autumn when people live in small huts to remember time in the desert
A Jewish festival when people eat and pray in temporary shelters
Surface Forms
Morphology
feast + of + Tabernacles
The phrase follows a simple possessive/compositional pattern 'feast of X' where 'feast' (a celebratory meal) combined with the proper name 'Tabernacles' yields a festival associated with that name; thus the core meaning (a festival/feast linked to Tabernacles) is directly derivable from the parts. While detailed historical specifics (dates, customs) are not inferable, an average B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it denotes a religious festival commemorating the Tabernacles.
Etymology
The Feast of Tabernacles, also called Sukkot, takes its name from the word tabernacle, which means a temporary shelter. Long ago the Israelites lived in simple huts during 40 years in the desert, and families still build small shelters called 'sukkahs' to remember that time. So the festival is about remembering those shelters and giving thanks.