Hanukkah (which in Hebrew means "to dedicate") is also referred to as the Festival of Lights or the Feast of Dedication. It is a holiday, lasting eight days, that celebrates the rededication of Jerusalem's temple in 164 B.C. after it was defiled by a pagan ruler. Cause of Holiday The events that led up to the celebration of Hanukkah are as follows. In 175 B.C., Antiochus Epiphanes becomes ...
Topics covered: Jesus and the disciples travel to Jerusalem for Hanukkah, the Jews attempt to stone Christ for claiming He is God, the Lord travels through Perea and makes a final visit to his hometown of Capernaum where the Jews try to entrap him
Hanukkah in 29 A.D. year ran from sunset on December 18 to sunset on the 26th. Jesus, while in Jerusalem for the festival, states he and God are "One" (John 10:22 - 39).
He enters Jerusalem and religiously cleanses the Temple. On the twenty-fifth day of Kislev, the Temple is re-dedicated, giving birth to the yearly Jewish celebration known as Hanukkah. 160 - Judas Maccabeus (Judas Maccabee) dies in battle. Jonathan Apphus, Judas' brother, continues the fight for Judea's independence
The second time it was recorded it was offered in late 29 A.D. as the Lord was making his way toward Jerusalem to keep the Feast of Lights or Hanukkah (Luke 13:18 - 19). This parable was first given while the Lord preached from a ship to a large crowd of people on the shore. He said to the crowd the following.
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