Question: Which of the following Jewish holy days is mentioned by name in the Old Testament–Rosh Hashanah, Purim, Yom Kippur or Hanukkah?
Answer: Purim. (Esther 9:26)
Comments: Purim commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from the Persian Empire as depicted in the Book of Esther. The name Purim (פורים) means "lots" and was given in ironic deference to Haman, who had plotted to exterminate them by casting the lot. (Esther 9:24)
Therefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. And because of the instructions in this letter, both what they had seen in this regard and what had happened to them, (Esther 9:26, NASB)
Purim is celebrated annually according to the Hebrew calendar on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar, the day following the victory of the Jews over their enemies.
Note: This image ("Feast of Purim commanded") was created by H. Melville.
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