Between the Testaments
The temple rededicated (Hanukkah)
The temple rededicated (Hanukkah) is dated 164 BC. It is told in John 10:22.
At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
- a That is, Hanukkah, the historic celebration of the Maccabean Revolt and rededication of the temple
When did it happen?
- Modern reckoning
- 164 BC
- Traditional reckoning
- 164 BC
- How it's dated
- 1 Maccabees
Not in the Old Testament; John 10:22 mentions the feast.
Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.
Sources: 1 Maccabees 4:52–59.
Where is it in the Bible?
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.