Here is the situation, I am a christian and go to a private school and I have a bible project about Hanukah. If you could help me that would be great.
2006-10-05 09:17:06 · 9 answers · asked by Laurie 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Hanukkah
The holiday was called Hanukkah meaning "dedication" because it marks the re-dedication of the Temple after its desecration under Antiochus IV. Spiritually, Hanukkah commemorates the Miracle of the Oil. According to the Talmud, at the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem following the victory of the Maccabees over the Seleucid Empire, there was only enough consecrated olive oil to fuel the eternal flame in the Temple for one day. Miraculously, the oil burned for eight days - which was the length of time it took to press, prepare and consecrate new oil.
However, non-Talmudic sources include no reference to the eight days of oil that has come to be a popular understanding and modern practice of Hanukkah. The Hebrew deutero-canonical books of 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees record different reasons as the origin of the eight days of Hanukkah. 1 Maccabees reads that, "For eight days they celebrated the dedication of the altar and joyfully offered holocausts ...Then Judas and his brothers and the entire congregation of Israel decreed that the days of the dedication...should be observed...every year...for eight days. (1 Mac.4:56-59)"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanukkah
2006-10-05 09:18:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Okay, so the temples were attacked and we had nothing but a days worth of oil. We lit it and it lasted 8 days. I can never remember the whole story, and I don't wanna give any innacurate info, but it's amazing and fun. I can almost smell the latkas on the stove!! Yum!
2006-10-05 16:19:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know, in general the story of Hanukah is great because it glorifies God
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2006-10-05 16:20:51 · answer #4 · answered by Ateviel 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The story is told by the Jewish sector called www.everythingjewish.com it is a fabulous story and is very important to the Jews and to us Christians are far as faith and believing is concerned.
2006-10-08 21:43:56 · answer #5 · answered by stickinthemud 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maccabees, Temple, Oil, connect the dots.
2006-10-05 16:18:33 · answer #6 · answered by Akkakk the befuddled 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chanukah is when the israelis lit the first candle and it waqs only supposed to last for one night but it stayed for eight days and g-d helped our people
2006-10-08 04:03:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just remember to smoke your marijanukah
2006-10-05 16:19:04 · answer #8 · answered by bailey_bigpen15 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanukkah
There you go all you need to know about Hanukkah!
2006-10-05 16:18:59 · answer #9 · answered by Queen Fromage 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋