1. Leviticus 23:34 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What is significant about the Feast of Booths?

Leviticus 23:34 (ESV)

34 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month and for seven days is the Feast of Booths to the LORD.

This feast commemorates Israel's journey through the wilderness and how God had abundantly provided for them on their way (see Leviticus 23:43). The Hebrew term booths (sǔkkāh) is derived from the verb sōḵ that means to cover over. Here it refers to putting up a roof on a temporary shelter (see Genesis 33:17; Isaiah 1:8).