Nehemiah 8:14

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

They studied and found these commands in the law. The Lord gave this command to the people through Moses: In the seventh month of the year, the Israelites must go to Jerusalem to celebrate a special festival. They must live in temporary shelters. And the people are supposed to go through all of their towns and Jerusalem and say this: “Go out into the hill country and get branches from different kinds of olive trees. Get branches from myrtle trees, palm trees, and shade trees. Use the branches to make temporary shelters. Do what the law says.”

Cross References

Leviticus 23:34

“Tell the Israelites: On the 15th day of the seventh month is the Festival of Shelters. This festival to the Lord will continue for seven days.

John 7:2

It was time for the Jewish Festival of Shelters.

Genesis 33:17

But Jacob went to Succoth. There he built a house for himself and small barns for his cattle. That is why the place was named Succoth.

Ezra 3:4

Then they celebrated the Festival of Shelters just as the Law of Moses said. They offered the right number of burnt offerings for each day of the festival.

Nehemiah 8:13

Then on the second day of the month, the leaders of all the families went to meet with Ezra, the priests, and the Levites. They all gathered around Ezra the teacher to study the words of the law.