Neemias 8

And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.
O 'sétimo mês' (Tishrei, set/out) era crucial no calendário judaico, com três festas: Trombetas (1° dia), Expiação (10° dia) e Tabernáculos (15-22 dias). A leitura pública da Lei marcava renovação espiritual pós-exílio.