feast of lightsA Jewish feast that lasted eight days and often came in the month of Kislev; it was a time to celebrate restoration and consecration of the Temple; this festival began around 165 to 164 BC under the Maccabees; tradition states that when the seven-branch Menoah was lit, it burned for eight days using only one day's supply of oil. (Also known as feast of dedication.)Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, John 10:22
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