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Is Hanukkah in the Bible? Why Canons Give Different Answers
Is Hanukkah in the Bible? No command in Torah, its history in 1 and 2 Maccabees, the feast named by John, and why canons give different answers.
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Notes on the 364-day sacred year — and on walking it with Day 4.
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Why Is Orthodox Christmas on January 7?
Why is Orthodox Christmas on January 7? See how December 25 Julian becomes January 7 civil, which churches differ, and what changes in 2100.
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Day 4's Biblical Calendar: Understand the Rule Behind the Date
Get to know Day 4's biblical calendar: its equinox anchor, 364 counted days, Waiting Space, appointed times and free view of today's sacred date.
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Day 4 Free and Subscription: Choose the Access You Need
Explore Day 4's free daily essentials, understand its calendar method and check current subscription terms before paying for the features you will use.
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Why End-Times Date Predictions Keep Failing
Failed end times predictions show recurring patterns: chosen anchor years, day-year rules, guessed generations and revisions. Four cases and a checklist.
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What Does the Shofar Symbolize in the Bible?
What does the shofar symbolize? Sinai, Jericho, coronations, the watchman's alarm and the Jubilee release — what every horn text says, and what none say.
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How to Build a Sukkah: A Real Build Guide
How to build a sukkah: dimensions, a practical frame plan, timber, PVC and kit options, later roof rules, plus balcony, rental and weather safety.
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Lulav and Etrog: The Four Species Explained
Lulav and etrog meaning, plainly: what Leviticus 23:40 really names, why citron and myrtle are traditional, how the bundle is waved, and what a set costs.
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When Is Sukkot? Dates and the Shape of the Week
When is Sukkot in 2026? See dates through 2030, an Israel and Diaspora day-by-day schedule, Chol HaMoed, and the final festival days clearly.
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What Is Simchat Torah and Why Does the Scroll Start Over?
What is Simchat Torah: the day a congregation finishes Deuteronomy and starts Genesis in the same service, why they dance, and why Israel keeps it first.
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Shemini Atzeret: The Eighth Day That Stands Alone
What is Shemini Atzeret? The eighth-day assembly after Sukkot, with a distinct offering, no biblical booth command, and the turn toward winter rain.
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Water Drawing Ceremony Sukkot: Meaning and Jesus' Words
What was the water drawing ceremony? Sukkot's morning jug from Siloam, the Mishnah's immense Temple lamps, and sayings many readers connect with them.
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Hoshana Rabbah: The Great Hosanna on the Seventh Day
What is Hoshana Rabbah? The seventh day of Sukkot explained: seven circuits of the altar, willows struck against the ground, and a cry that means save now.
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Should Christians Celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles?
The Feast of Tabernacles for Christians: seven days plus the eighth, what Zechariah 14 and John 7 actually say, and how to keep it without a sukkah.
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Sukkot With Kids: A Week That Children Remember
Sukkot activities for kids for all seven days: age-by-age ideas, decorations toddlers can't wreck, a seven-night reading plan, and the sleeping-out question.
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