What does "Dedication" mean in the Bible?
Dedication, the festival instituted to commemorate the purging of the temple and the rebuilding of the altar after Judas Maccabbeus had driven out the Syrians, B.C. Dedication appears in 5 verses across 3 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Dedication?
the festival instituted to commemorate the purging of the temple and the rebuilding of the altar after Judas Maccabbeus had driven out the Syrians, B.C. 164. 1 Macc. 4:52-59. It is named only once in the canonical Scriptures. (John 10:22) It commenced on the 25th of Chisleu (early in December), the anniversary of the pollution of the temple by Antiochus Epiphanes, B.C. 167. Like the great Mosaic feasts, it lasted eight days, but it did not require attendance at Jerusalem. It was an occasion of much festivity, and was celebrated in nearly the same manner as the feast of tabernacles, with the carrying of branches of trees and with much singing. In the temple at Jerusalem the “Hallel” was sung every day of the feast.
Definition text: Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Dedication?
Where does Dedication appear in the Bible?
Dedication is referenced in 5 verses across 3 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Daniel 3:2
- Daniel 3:3
- Ezra 6:16
- Ezra 6:17
- John 10:22
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Dedication.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Dedication?
Dedication appears in 5 verses across 3 books, most often in Daniel, which accounts for 2 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Dedication?
Daniel, Ezra, John.
Where can I read every verse about Dedication?
This page lists 5 of them. Protos carries all 5, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
