Nehemiah 8:15 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | ASV

and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and branches of wild olive, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

The mount - The “Mount of Olives” is probably intended.

Pine branches - Rather, “branches of the wild olive.” The actual trees …

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

The Feast of Tabernacles.

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities,
and in Jerusalem
That …

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

They found it written in the Law about the Feast of Tabernacles. Those who diligently search the Scriptures find things written there that they hav…