{The feast of tabernacles} (h(8820)sk(886e)op(8867)ia). Only New
Testament example of this word (sk(886e)(885c), tent, p(8867)numi, to
fasten as in  Heb 8:2 ). Technical name of this feast ( De 16:13  Le 23:34,43 ). It began on the 15th of the month Tisri (end of
September) and lasted seven days and finally eight days in
post-exilic times ( Ne 8:18 ). It was one of the chief feasts of
the Jews.