Bible Verses About Jerusalem: Annual feasts kept at

Jerusalem is built up as a city united together,

where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.

For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.

After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.

However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.

So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.

For no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.”

For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.

Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.

The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.

Go up to the feast on your own. I am not going up to this feast, because My time has not yet come.”

Having said this, Jesus remained in Galilee.

But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret.

So the Jews were looking for Him at the feast and asking, “Where is He?”

Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”

Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.

About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.