Their tents - that is, “their homes.” The word “tents” was used for “houses” from an old habit of speech, which had come down from the time …

Seven days and seven days, even fourteen days. On the eighth day... —The origin of this curious phrase is singularly illu…

On the eighth day he sent the people away
That is, of the feast of tabernacles, the eighth from the first of that, w…

Solomon offered a great sacrifice. He kept the feast of tabernacles, as it seems, after the feast of dedication. Thus should we go home, rejoicing,…