Nehemiah 8:18 meaning and explanation
Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.
Nehemiah 8:18, Berean Standard Bible
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This closing verse summarizes the Feast of Booths celebrated by the returned exiles in Jerusalem under Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe. Each day of the seven day festival, Ezra read publicly from the Book of the Law of God, continuing the pattern of sustained reading and explanation that began at the Water Gate.
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