This feast began on 25th Kislev (November/December) and lasted seven days. It celebrated the cleansing of the temple and altar by Judas Maccabeus after they had been defiled by Antiochus Epiphanes.
Jesus Christ was challenged to declare his messiahship at the Feast of Dedication
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