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Like his parents, the Nazarene observed the Passover:

John 2: 13 And the Jews’ Passover was at hand, and Jesus went up

to Jerusalem.

John 7: 2 Now the Jew’s feast of tabernacles was at hand.

John 7 10-11

10 But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto thef

east, not openly, but as it were in secret.

11 Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

John 7: 14 Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the

temple, and taught.

Luke 22: 14-15

14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles

with him.

15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this Passover

with you before I suffer:

He also observed Hanukkah:

John 10: 22-23

23 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.

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And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.

He quoted the Hebrew scriptures:

Matthew 4: 1-11

1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of

the devil.

2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an

hungred.

3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God,

command that these stones be made bread.

4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread

alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a

pinnacle of the temple,

6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is

written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their

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ands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a

stone.

7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the

Lord thy God.