Bible Verses About Feast of Tabernacles: Instituted

Next, the festival of harvest, the firstfruits of your efforts sowing in the field; and last, the festival of ingathering, at the end of the year, when you gather in from the fields the results of your efforts.

"Observe the festival of Shavu'ot with the first-gathered produce of the wheat harvest, and the festival of ingathering at the turn of the year.

"Tell the people of Isra'el, 'On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of Sukkot for seven days to ADONAI.

On the first day there is to be a holy convocation; do not do any kind of ordinary work.

For seven days you are to bring an offering made by fire to ADONAI; on the eighth day you are to have a holy convocation and bring an offering made by fire to ADONAI ; it is a day of public assembly; do not do any kind of ordinary work

"'These are the designated times of ADONAI that you are to proclaim as holy convocations and bring an offering made by fire to ADONAI -a burnt offering, a grain offering, a sacrifice and drink offerings, each on its own day -

besides the Shabbats of ADONAI, your gifts, all your vows and all your voluntary offerings that you give to ADONAI

"'But on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered the produce of the land, you are to observe the festival of ADONAI seven days; the first day is to be a complete rest and the eighth day is to be a complete rest.

On the first day you are to take choice fruit, palm fronds, thick branches and river-willows, and celebrate in the presence of ADONAI your God for seven days.

You are to observe it as a feast to ADONAI seven days in the year; it is a permanent regulation, generation after generation; keep it in the seventh month.

You are to live in sukkot for seven days; every citizen of Isra'el is to live in a sukkah,

so that generation after generation of you will know that I made the people of Isra'el live in sukkot when I brought them out of the land of Egypt; I am ADONAI your God.'"

"'On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you are to have a holy convocation. You are not to do any kind of ordinary work, and you are to observe a feast to ADONAI seven days.

You are to present a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, bringing a fragrant aroma to ADONAI. It is to consist of thirteen young bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year (they are to be without defect),

with their grain offering - fine flour mixed with olive oil, six quarts for each of the thirteen bulls, four quarts for each of the two rams,

and two quarts for each of the fourteen lambs;

also one male goat as a sin offering; in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

"'On the second day you are to present twelve young bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year, without defect;

with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams and lambs, according to their number, in keeping with the rule;

also one male goat as a sin offering; in addition to the regular burnt offering, its grain offering and their drink offerings.

"'On the third day eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year, without defect;

with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams and lambs, according to their number, in keeping with the rule;

also one male goat as a sin offering; in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

"'On the fourth day ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year, without defect;

with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams and lambs, according to their number, in keeping with the rule;