Verse 65
65. Held a feast The feast of dedication, followed by the feast of tabernacles.
Hamath An ancient city of Syria, situated on the Orontes. See on Numbers 13:21; Numbers 34:8; Joshua 13:5.
River of Egypt Often mentioned as the southern limit of the Land of Promise. See on Genesis 15:18; Numbers 34:5; Joshua 15:4. Some think, but without sufficient reason, that the Nile is meant; but the reference is, doubtless, to the Wady-el-Arish, which runs northerly through the middle of the Sinaitic Peninsula and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. This formed a southwestern border towards Egypt.
Seven days and seven days That is, the feast of dedication and the feast of tabernacles lasted each seven days, making the entire festival to continue fourteen days.
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