boothes] Built of boughs, which in the generall were made of goodly trees, and thicke trees, vers. 40. fit for shelter and shadow against the weather: in particular they are named, Palme-trees, and Willowes of the brook, in the same verse; which might be usefull to binde the boughs together: and in Nehemiah, there are mentioned branches of thick trees in generall; and in speciall, Olive branches, and Myctle branches, Nehem. 8. 15. these were set upon the roofes of their houses, and in their courts, and in the courts of the House of God, and in the streets, Nehem. 8. vers. 16. their use was as hath been noted vers. 34. In this feast of Tabernacles they carried boughs in their hands, Joseph. Antiq. lib. 3. chap. 10. Among these feasts there is no mention of the feast of new moones; whereof see Numbers 28:11. To all these in after times, were added, the feast of Purim, for remembrance of the deliverance of the Jews from the conspiracie of Haman, Esth. 9. vers. 17, 26, 28. and two more of lesse warrant, 1 Mac. 4. 56. & 2 Mac. 1. 18. These Boothes were not to be set up out of their Towns, or Cities, but out of their houses, in the streets, and in gardens; and sometimes they were placed on the tops of houses, as Nehem. 8. 16. and this feast of Tabernacles continued seven dayes, during all which time, they did not wholly forbeare all bodily labour, but spent the most of it in feasting and rejoycing.