Festivals
Festivals are appointed religious times observed by Israel under the law. They included regular weekly, monthly, yearly, and major sacred observances centered on worship and offerings.
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Festivals, Religious
Religious festivals in Scripture included the Sabbath, the feasts of Passover, Weeks, and Tabernacles, the Day of Atonement, and other appointed observances. They ordered Israel’s worship, remembered God’s acts, and reinforced the people’s unity before Him.
Festus, Porcius
Porcius Festus succeeded Felix as Roman procurator of Judea. He heard Paul’s defense before Herod Agrippa and Bernice, but sent Paul to Rome after Paul appealed to Caesar.
FETCH
To fetch generally means to bring, take, or obtain something. In some expressions it means to lead someone out, call for a person, or make a circuit or turn.
Fetters
Fetters were restraints placed around the feet, usually made of brass or iron and commonly used in pairs. They were used to confine prisoners and captives.
Fever
Fever is a burning heat and a general term for diseases marked by elevated body temperature. Scripture mentions fevers in both the Old and New Testaments, including the great fever suffered by Peter’s mother-in-law.
Field
A field was cultivated or pasture land, generally unenclosed and often contrasted with a vineyard, garden, wilderness, or walled settlement. Fields could also refer broadly to woodland, mountain land, or the open country.
FIERY HEAT
Fiery heat refers to the severe burning or fever mentioned among the afflictions in Deuteronomy’s warnings for disobedience.
Fig
The fig is a valuable fruit of Palestine, eaten fresh or pressed into cakes and sometimes used medicinally. Fig trees symbolized peace and prosperity, and Jesus’ teaching and actions used the tree as a sign of fruitfulness and true profession.
Fig, Fig Tree
The fig tree was common in Palestine and produced fruit before its leaves. Sitting under one’s own fig tree became a biblical picture of peace and prosperity; its fruit was an important article of food.
FILLET
A fillet was a cord, band, rail, or connecting rod. In the tabernacle it joined or supported pillars and was made of silver or gold according to its use.
Fillets
Fillets were rods or joining pieces that connected the tops of the Tabernacle court pillars and supported the hanging curtains. The term also referred to a measuring line used around the pillars of Solomon’s Temple.
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