a feast: Exodus 23:14-16; Leviticus 23:2, Leviticus 23:4, Leviticus 23:6, Leviticus 23:10, Leviticus 23:34; Numbers 10:10, Numbers 28:16, Numbers 28:26, Numbers 29:12; Deuteronomy 16:1, Deuteronomy 16:10, Deuteronomy 16:13; Psalms 81:3; John 5:1, John 7:2
yearly: Heb. from year to year
on the east side: or, toward the sun rising
of the highway: or, on
Lebonah: Maundrell supposes, that either Khan Leban, which is situated on the eastern side of a "delicious vale," four leagues south from Shechem, and two leagues north from Bethel, or the village of Leban, which is on the opposite side, occupies the site of the ancient Lebonah. It is eight hours, or about 24 miles, from Jerusalem, according to Dr. Richardson.