Festivals & practices
Feast of Tabernacles
An autumn harvest festival during which Israel lived temporarily in simple shelters.
Also called · Feast of Booths · Sukkot
What it means
An autumn harvest festival during which Israel lived temporarily in simple shelters.
The shelters recalled the wilderness journey and kept settled generations connected to dependence, harvest gratitude, and communal celebration.
How it appears in the Bible
Nehemiah describes a renewed observance after the exile. John 7 places Jesus in Jerusalem during the festival and uses its setting in his public teaching.