John Gill's Exposition on Nehemiah 8:18

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God, etc.] That is, Ezra; this was done by him every day during the feast, whereas only the first and last days were the holy convocations on which it seems to have been read: and they kept the feast seven days, and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the manner; prescribed in (<032339>Leviticus 23:39).

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