The concept of "yearly" in the Bible often pertains to events, festivals, and practices that occur on an annual basis. The Hebrew calendar, which is lunar-based, plays a significant role in determining the timing of these yearly occurrences. The Bible provides numerous examples of yearly events that hold religious, cultural, and agricultural significance.

Yearly Festivals and Feasts

One of the most prominent yearly events in the Bible is the celebration of the feasts and festivals ordained by God for the Israelites. These include the Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost), the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles. Each of these festivals is described in detail in the Pentateuch, particularly in Leviticus 23.

· Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread: These are celebrated in the first month of the Hebrew calendar, Nisan. Passover commemorates the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt, as described in Exodus 12. The Feast of Unleavened Bread follows immediately, lasting seven days, during which no leavened bread is to be eaten. "This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live, you must eat unleavened bread" (Exodus 12:17).

· Feast of Weeks (Pentecost): Occurring fifty days after the Passover, this feast marks the end of the grain harvest. It is a time of thanksgiving for the firstfruits of the harvest. "Count off fifty days until the day after the seventh Sabbath, and then present an offering of new grain to the LORD" (Leviticus 23:16).

· Feast of Trumpets: This marks the beginning of the civil new year and is a time of rest and blowing of trumpets. "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" (Leviticus 23:24).

· Day of Atonement: This solemn day of fasting and repentance occurs on the tenth day of the seventh month. It is a time for the Israelites to atone for their sins. "This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you must deny yourselves and not do any work" (Leviticus 16:29).

· Feast of Tabernacles: Also known as the Feast of Booths, this festival lasts for seven days and commemorates the Israelites' journey in the wilderness. "On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, the LORD’s Feast of Tabernacles begins, and it continues for seven days" (Leviticus 23:34).

Yearly Sacrifices and Offerings

The Bible also prescribes certain sacrifices and offerings to be made on a yearly basis. These include the annual atonement sacrifice and the firstfruits offering. The Day of Atonement, as mentioned, involves a special sacrifice for the sins of the people. "Then he shall slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and take its blood behind the veil" (Leviticus 16:15).

Yearly Pilgrimages

The Israelites were commanded to make pilgrimages to the central place of worship three times a year for the major feasts. "Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel" (Exodus 34:23). This practice reinforced communal worship and unity among the tribes of Israel.

Yearly Tithes

The concept of tithing is also linked to a yearly cycle. The Israelites were instructed to set aside a tenth of their produce each year as a tithe. "You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields" (Deuteronomy 14:22). This tithe supported the Levites, who had no inheritance of land, and provided for the needs of the community.

Yearly Vows and Dedications

Hannah's dedication of Samuel is an example of a yearly vow. After praying for a child, she promised to dedicate him to the Lord. "Each year his mother would make him a little robe and bring it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice" (1 Samuel 2:19).

The concept of "yearly" in the Bible underscores the rhythm of life and worship in ancient Israel, reflecting a divinely ordained structure that integrates spiritual, communal, and agricultural aspects of life.1. (a.) Happening, accruing, or coming every year; annual; as, a yearly income; a yearly feast.

2. (a.) Lasting a year; as, a yearly plant.

3. (a.) Accomplished in a year; as, the yearly circuit, or revolution, of the earth.

4. (adv.) Annually; once a year to year; as, blessings yearly bestowed.

8141. shanah -- a year
... a year NASB Word Usage annual* (1), annually (2), annually* (4), count (2), every
year (2), length (3), life (1), year (318), yearling (2), yearly (1), years ...
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3117. yom -- day
... times* (2), today (172), today* (1), usual (1), very old* (1), when (10), when the
days (1), whenever (1), while (3), whole (2), year (10), yearly (5), years ...
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From his Return to England in 1824, to the Commencement of his ...
... it was proposed to him to bear Elizabeth Walker company in a religious circuit in
some of the midland counties, previous to the occurrence of the Yearly Meeting ...
/.../chapter v from his return.htm

"The Tide is Now Turned"
... Friday, February 21."At our yearly meeting for that purpose, we examined our yearly
accounts and found the money (just answering the expense) was upwards of ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/the tide is now turned.htm

Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel
... Mental depression Journey with Elizabeth H. Walker through the Midland Counties
Yearly Meeting Returns to Friedensthal Humiliation Certificate for the South of ...
/.../memoir and diary of john yeardley minister of the gospel/title page.htm

An Account of the General Conference of 1800
... No yearly conference, no official character dare assume to answer for that
grand federal body. By the advice of the yearly conference ...
/.../chapter 4 an account of.htm

Friends, or Quakers.
... At length, in 1669, a yearly meeting was established, to superintend, assist, and
provide rules for the whole; previously to which, general meetings had been ...
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part ii.
... It has appeared to some of vast importance to fix upon a definite amount
of income as each one's yearly contribution. A tenth has ...
//christianbookshelf.org/clark/the faithful steward/part ii.htm

Library Edition of the British Poets.
... FORMING THE FIRST YEARLY ISSUE TO SUBSCRIBERS OF SIX VOLUMES FOR ONE GUINEA. ... Subscribers'
Names received by all Booksellers for the Yearly Issue of Six Vols. ...
/.../young/youngs night thoughts/library edition of the british.htm

His Marriage with Martha Savory.
... During his stay in London, John Yeardley attended the Yearly Meeting, and the Annual
Meetings of the School, Anti-slavery, and other Societies, with which he ...
/.../chapter vii his marriage with.htm

Eli and Samuel.
... Elkanah went up to Shiloh yearly to offer sacrifice: and when Samuel was old enough,
Hannah went with her husband and took her little boy with her. ...
/.../anonymous/mother stories from the old testament/eli and samuel.htm

Remission of a Fourth Part of the Taxes.
... He remitted a fourth part of the yearly tribute paid for land, and bestowed it on
the owners of the soil; so that if we compute this yearly reduction, we shall ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter ii remission of a fourth.htm

Yearly (16 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Happening, accruing, or coming every year; annual; as, a yearly income;
a yearly feast. 2. (a.) Lasting a year; as, a yearly plant. ...
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Annual (6 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Occurring yearly; pertaining to a year; as an annual reunion; returning
every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly. ...
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Annually (6 Occurrences)
... (adv.) Yearly; year by year. ... Esther 9:21 to enjoin them that they should keep the
fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month Adar yearly, (See NAS NIV). ...
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Anniversary (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Returning with the year, at a stated time;
annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast. 2. (n.) The ...
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Hannah (13 Occurrences)
... On occasion of one of these "yearly" visits, being grieved by reason of Peninnah's
conduct toward her, she went forth alone, and kneeling before the Lord at ...
/h/hannah.htm - 14k

Rain (118 Occurrences)
... The highest amount falls in the mountains of Lebanon where it averages about
50 inches. In Beirut the yearly average is 35, 87 inches. ...
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Celebrate (66 Occurrences)
... (See NAS NIV). Judges 11:40 that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate
the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year. (WEB ASV). ...
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Yearn (4 Occurrences)

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Yearlings (2 Occurrences)

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Untempered (5 Occurrences)
... The surface is rubbed smooth and is attractive in appearance. This coating prolongs
the life of the wall but requires yearly attention if the wall is to stand. ...
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