Bible Verses About Jerusalem: Annual feasts kept at

Jerusalem, that art builded As a city that is compact together;

Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of Jehovah, Foran ordinance for Israel, To give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.

For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.

And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judæa, because the Jews sought to kill him.

Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of tabernacles, was at hand.

His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judæa, that thy disciples also may behold thy works which thou doest.

For no man doeth anything in secret, and himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world.

For even his brethren did not believe on him.

Jesus therefore saith unto them, My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready.

The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.

Go ye up unto the feast: I go not up unto this feast; because my time is not yet fulfilled.

And having said these things unto them, he abode still in Galilee.

But when his brethren were gone up unto the feast, then went he also up, not publicly, but as it were in secret.

The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him: some said, He is a good man; others said, Not so, but he leadeth the multitude astray.

Yet no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.

But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.