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Nehemiah 8:14

Nehemiah 8:14
And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And they found written in the law which the Lord had commanded by Moses,.... The children of Israel, to be observed by them; either by hearing it read the day before, or by conversation with Ezra,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The Feast of tabernacles had fallen into abeyance either entirely, or as regarded the dwelling in booths Neh 8:17, since the time when it was kept by Zerubbabel Ezr 3:4. It is evident that the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

In the feast of the seventh month - That is, the feast of tabernacles, which was held in commemoration of the sojourning of their fathers in the wilderness after they had been delivered from the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Nehemiah 8:13-18

We have here,

I. The people's renewed attendance upon the word. They had spent the greatest part of one day in praying and hearing, and yet were so far from being weary of that new moon and sabbath…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

And they found written The passages in the Pentateuch relating to the Feast of Tabernacles are Exo 23:16; Lev 23:39-43; Num 29:12-38; Deu 16:13; Deu 16:15. The reference here is to Leviticus 23: and…