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 Doubtless the palm branches and the exulting cries also remind John of the ancient Israelite Festival of Booths.  For this festival Jehovah commanded: "And you must take for yourselves on the first day of splendid trees, the fronds of the palm trees and the boughs of branchy trees and poplars of the torrent valley, and you must rejoice before Jehovah your God seven days."  The  palm branches were used a a mark  of rejoicing.  The temporary booths were a reminder  that Jehovah has saved his people  out of Egypt, to live in tents in the wilderness.  "The alien resident and the fatherless boy and the widow" shared  in  this festival.  All Israel were to "become nothing but joyful." - LEVITICUS 23:40; Deuteronomy 16:13-15.

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