John 7:2 “However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.”

John 7:2

However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand.

World English Bible

Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was at hand.

American Standard Version

Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of tabernacles, was at hand.

Geneva Bible 1599

Nowe the Iewes feast of the Tabernacles was at hande.

Darby Translation

Now the tabernacles, the feast of the Jews, was near.

Young's Literal Translation

and the feast of the Jews was nigh — that of tabernacles —

Bible in Basic English

But the feast of the Jews, the feast of tents, was near.

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Cross references

“Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.”

Zechariah 14:16–19 Deuteronomy 16:13–16 Leviticus 23:34–43 Numbers 29:12–38 1 Kings 8:2 1 Kings 8:65

Zechariah 14:16–19 · BSB

Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.

Deuteronomy 16:13–16 · BSB

You are to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress.

Leviticus 23:34–43 · BSB

“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Feast of Tabernacles to the LORD begins, and it continues for seven days.

Numbers 29:12–38 · BSB

On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work, and you shall observe a feast to the LORD for seven days.

1 Kings 8:2 · BSB

And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast in the seventh month, the month of Ethanim.

1 Kings 8:65 · BSB

So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.

3So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.

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