You shall dwell in booths for seven days; every native-born Israelite shall dwell in booths,
and Jacob broke camp for Succoth. There Jacob built a home for himself and made booths for his livestock. That is why the place was named Succoth.
We live in tents, doing everything our father Jonadab commanded us.
I the Lord have been your God, since the land of Egypt; I will again have you live in tents, as on feast days.
Ephraim has said, “How rich I have become; I have made a fortune!” All his gain will not suffice for the guilt of his sin.
Tell the Israelites: The fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Lord’s feast of Booths, which shall continue for seven days.
You shall keep this feast of the Lord for one whole week in the year. By perpetual statute throughout your generations in the seventh month of the year, you shall keep it.
When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped, tribe by tribe, the spirit of God came upon him,
How pleasant are your tents, Jacob; your encampments, Israel!
For we know that if our earthly dwelling, a tent, should be destroyed, we have a building from God, a dwelling not made with hands, eternal in heaven.