Hanukkah (which means ‘to dedicate’), known as the Feast of Dedication or the Festival of Lights.
There is a mention of Hannukah in the Gospel of John...
“Then came the Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah) at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was in the temple area walking in Solomon’s Colonnade.” (John 10:22-23, NKJV)
This reference comes right after Jesus’ parable of the good shepherd (referring to Himself) and how He was willing to lay His life down for the sheep (those who repent and obey God).
Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish holiday that celebrates the rededication of Jerusalem’s temple in 164 B.C.
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