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Jewish Observances
The Sabbath
Signifies rest. Observed every seventh day.
Feast of the New Moon
Marked the completion of the Lunar month.
Sabbatical Month
The Seventh of the Sacred Year, but the first of the Civil.
Feast of Trumpets
New Year's Day. Ushered in by blowing of trumpets.
Sabbatical Year
Each seventh day and month and year were holy. The land rested and creditors and slaves were released.
Year of Jubilee
Every fiftieth year.
The Passover
Lasted for seven days, from the 14th to 21st of Nisan. A memorial of the Nation's birth and typical of Christ.
Pentecost, or Feast of Weeks
A supplement to the Passover, lasting one day.
Feast of Tabernacles
A harvest Home, or Thanksgiving time, lasting seven days.
Day of Atonement
A day of humiliation and fasting. Observed five days before the Feast of Tabernacles.
Feast of Purim
An annual feast to commemorate the preservation of the Jews in Persia.
Feast of Dedication
A rededication of the Temple after the expulsion of the Syrians by Judas Maccabaeus.
Sacrificial Offerings
The Burnt Offering
The Drink Offering
The Meat Offering
The Sin Offering
The Trespass Offering
The Peace Offering
Promiscuous Oblations
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