Succoth (redirected from Succos)

Succoth (sŭk`ŏth), in the Bible.

1 City, ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan, by the Jabbok River, where Jacob paused on his return to his native land. Through it Gideon passed in pursuit of the Midianites. It is the modern Tell Deir Alla (Jordan). Psalm 60 refers to the Valley of Succoth.

2 Place, Egypt, where the Israelites made their first camp on their exodus.

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Sukkoth, Succoth

an eight-day Jewish harvest festival beginning on Tishri 15, which commemorates the period when the Israelites lived in the wilderness