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John 7:2

John 7:2
Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. Which began on the fifteenth day of the month Tisri, which answers to part of our September; when the Jews erected tents or booths, in which they dwelt,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The Jews’ feast of tabernacles - Or the feast of tents. This feast was celebrated on the 15th day of the month Tisri, answering to the last half of our month September and the first half of October,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Feast of tabernacles - This feast was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the month Tisri, answering to the last half of our September, and the first half of October. This month was the seventh of the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

John 7:1-13

We have here, I. The reason given why Christ spent more of his time in Galilee than in Judea (Joh 7:1): because the Jews, the people in Judea and Jerusalem, sought to kill him, for curing the impotent…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

the Jews" feast of tabernacles Again an indication that the Gospel was written outside Palestine: see on Joh 6:1; Joh 6:4. An author writing in Palestine would be less likely to specify it as -the…