And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:
They discovered something written in the law that the LORD had given through Moses: the people of Israel were supposed to live in temporary shelters during the festival in the seventh month.
The writer is describing how the returned exiles rediscovered God's command for Israel to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles by living in temporary booths.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place around 445 BC when the Jewish exiles had returned from Babylon and were rebuilding their community in Jerusalem. Ezra was reading the Law of Moses to the people, and they were rediscovering religious practices that had been neglected during their 70 years of exile. The Feast of Tabernacles (or Booths) was one of Israel's most important annual festivals, celebrated in the seventh month (Tishrei).
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