Leviticus 23:34
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord.
Cross-references
Leviticus 23:39 provides additional details about the same feast, including the timing and the eighth day assembly.
Exodus 23:16 calls this same autumn harvest festival the 'Festival of Ingathering,' providing an alternate name for the Feast of Tabernacles.
John 7:2 directly names this feast as the setting for Jesus' teaching, showing its continued observance in the NT.
John 1:14 uses 'tabernacled' (Gk. skenoo) to describe the Incarnation, fulfilling the feast's symbol of God dwelling with His people.
Zechariah 14:16-19 prophesies that all nations will celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles or face judgment, extending this command to the end times.
Nehemiah 8:14 describes the rediscovery of the written command to dwell in booths during this festival, citing this very law.
Ezra 3:4 records the post-exilic community celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles exactly as commanded here.
Deuteronomy 16:13-15 commands the same seven-day Feast of Tabernacles, emphasizing rejoicing before the Lord.
Numbers 29:12 repeats the same date and seven-day observance for the Feast of Tabernacles, adding specific offerings.
Exodus 34:22 also refers to the 'Festival of Ingathering' at year's end, the same harvest festival described here.
1 Kings 8:2 records the temple dedication occurring at this feast in the seventh month, connecting it to a major event.
1 Kings 8:65 describes Solomon's extended fourteen-day feast, likely an elaboration of this festival after the dedication.
2 Chronicles 5:3 records Israel gathering for the Feast of Tabernacles at the temple dedication, a historical observance of this command.
2 Chronicles 7:8 describes Solomon's seven-day Feast of Tabernacles, illustrating the scale and communal fulfillment of this feast.
Deuteronomy 31:10 specifies that the law is read at this feast during the sabbatical year, adding a ceremonial function.
1 Kings 12:32 shows Jeroboam instituting a counterfeit feast mimicking the Feast of Tabernacles, revealing how pagan worship distorted God's ordained times.
Judges 21:19 refers to a yearly feast at Shiloh, likely this feast, showing its historical observance.
Exodus 23:14 commands three annual feasts, including this one, establishing the festival calendar that Leviticus details.