John Gill's Exposition on Numbers 29:1

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And in the seventh month, etc.] The month Tisri, as the Targum of Jonathan, which answers to part of our September and October; a month famous for days to be religiously observed, having more of them in it than any other month in the year: on the first day of the month, ye shall have a holy convocation; (see <032324> Leviticus 23:24), ye shall do no servile work; therefore, in the place referred to, is called a sabbath: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you; of which, (see Gill on “<032324>Leviticus 23:24”).

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