XYLOPHORIA, a Feast of the Hebrews, in which they brought Wood into the Temple with great Solemnity, for the Support of the Sacred Fire that was continually burning upon the Altar of Burnt-Sacrifices. We do not find this Feast mentioned in any Passage of the Scriptures; but Josephus speaks of it, Lib. 2. Ch. xvii. p. 811. of the War of the Jews. Selden will have his Provision to be laid up in the Month Ab, answering nearly to our July. Others place it in the Month Elul, which answers to August. The Rabbins inform us, that they prepared with great care the Wood that was to be burnt upon the Altar, that they made it very clean, and that they permitted no Rottenness, Corruption, or Mouldiness to be amongst it.
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