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Since we are now about to celebrate the purification of the temple in the month Chislev, on the twenty-fifth day, we thought it necessary to notify you, so that you may also keep a feast of tabernacles, and remember the fire which was given when Nehemiah offered sacrifices, after he had built both the temple and the altar.
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Verse 18. Scenopegia. The dedication was observed by the people bearing branches, in memory of their late forlorn condition on the mountains. Bible.—See verse 2.—Fire. This feast occurred in Tisri. 2 Ezra 8:1. 14. Calmet.
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