In biblical terms, the concept of "annual" often relates to events, feasts, and practices that occur once a year. The Bible outlines several annual observances that were integral to the religious and communal life of the Israelites, as well as principles that underscore the significance of yearly cycles.

Annual Feasts and Observances

The Mosaic Law prescribed several annual feasts for the Israelites, which served both religious and social functions. These feasts were times of remembrance, thanksgiving, and renewal of the covenant relationship with God.

1. Passover (Pesach): Celebrated annually on the 14th day of the first month (Nisan), Passover commemorates the Israelites' deliverance from Egyptian bondage. Exodus 12:14 states, "This day is to be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD; as a lasting ordinance, you are to celebrate it for the generations to come."

2. Feast of Unleavened Bread: Immediately following Passover, this seven-day feast (Nisan 15-21) involved eating unleavened bread, symbolizing the haste of the Israelites' departure from Egypt. Leviticus 23:6 notes, "On the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread."

3. Feast of Weeks (Shavuot or Pentecost): Occurring 50 days after the Passover, this feast celebrated the wheat harvest and the giving of the Law at Sinai. Deuteronomy 16:10 instructs, "And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you."

4. Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah): Marking the beginning of the civil year, this feast was a day of rest and trumpet blasts. Leviticus 23:24 commands, "In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly announced by trumpet blasts."

5. Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur): The most solemn day of the year, observed on the 10th day of the seventh month, focused on atonement and repentance. Leviticus 16:29-30 states, "This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you must humble yourselves and not do any work... because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD."

6. Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot): Celebrated from the 15th to the 22nd day of the seventh month, this feast commemorated the Israelites' wilderness wanderings and God's provision. Leviticus 23:42-43 instructs, "You are to live in booths for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must live in booths, so that your descendants may know that I had the Israelites live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God."

Annual Practices and Principles

The concept of the "annual" also extends to other practices and principles in the Bible:

· Sabbatical Year: Every seventh year was a sabbatical year, a time of rest for the land and release for debtors. Leviticus 25:4 states, "But in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of complete rest for the land—a Sabbath to the LORD. You are not to sow your field or prune your vineyard."

· Year of Jubilee: Occurring every 50th year, the Year of Jubilee was a time of liberation and restoration, where land was returned to original owners and slaves were freed. Leviticus 25:10 declares, "And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you, when each of you is to return to his property and to his clan."

These annual observances and principles highlight the rhythm of life ordained by God for His people, emphasizing themes of remembrance, rest, renewal, and redemption.1. (a.) Occurring yearly; pertaining to a year; as an annual reunion; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly.

2. (a.) Performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year; as, the annual motion of the earth.

3. (a.) Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season; requiring to be renewed every year; as, an annual plant; annual tickets.

4. (n.) A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year.

5. (n.) Anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or season; an annual plant.

6. (n.) A Mass for a deceased person or for some special object, said daily for a year or on the anniversary day.

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Annual (6 Occurrences)
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Solemnity (3 Occurrences)
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Solemn (100 Occurrences)
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Fast (157 Occurrences)
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Fitches (3 Occurrences)
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Feast (209 Occurrences)
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Taxes (19 Occurrences)
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Tenth (89 Occurrences)
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Tribute (67 Occurrences)
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Revenue (10 Occurrences)
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