This is a precursor account of the fall feasts, which is noted in the book of Genesis

Genesis 24:1-28

Gen 24:1 And Abraham was old, going in the days: and יהוה had blessed את-Abraham in allness. 2 And Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled in all which belonged to him, Put now your hand under my testicles: 3 And I will have you swear in יהוה, Elohim of the Heavens and Elohim of the Earth which you will not take a woman (wife) to my son from the daughters of the Canaanites which I dwell in his nearness: 4 For you will go to my land, and to my birthing (kindred), and you will take a woman (wife) for my son, for Isaac. 5 And the servant said to him, Perhaps the woman, she will not be willing to go after me to this land: returning [(that returning?)], I shall return את-your son to the land which you came out from there? 6 And Abraham said to him, Guard (Watch, Observe, Take heed) for yourself lest you return את-my son there. 7 יהוה, Elohim of the Heavens, which took me from the house of my father, and from the land of my birth (kindred), and the which spoke to me, and the which swore to me, to say, I will give את-this land to your seed; He shall send His Messenger to your face, and you shall take a woman (wife) for my son from there. 8 And the woman, if she shall not be willing to go after you, and you shall be innocent (clear, guiltless) from this my oath: only do you not return את-my son there. 9 And the servant put את-his hand under the testacles of Abraham, his lord, and swore to him upon this word.

10 And the servant took ten camels from the camels of his lord, and left; and all of the goods of his lord) were in his hand: and arose, and went to Aram Naharaim, to the city of Nahor. 11 And the camels knelt down from outside by the city to a bore-well of the water, by the time of the mixing period (evening), by the time of the going out of the drawing. 12 And said, יהוה, Elohim of my lord (master), Abraham, befall (happen) now to my face today (the day), and do kindness with my lord (master), Abraham. 13 Behold, I am standing upon the eye-well of the water; and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water: 14 And shall be the young woman of which I shall say to her, Let down (extend) now your pitcher, and I may imbibe (drink) her; and say of her, Imbibe (Drink), and also I will make quaff (make drink) your camels: her, you have designed (convinced, decided, purposed, functioned?) for your servant, for Isaac; and in her shall I know for you have done kindness with my lord (master).

15 And was, before finishing to speak, and behold, Rebekah came out, which was birthed to Bethuel, son of Milcah, woman (wife) of Nahor, brother of Abraham, and her pitcher was upon her shoulder. 16 And the young woman was much good of form (appearance), a virgin, and a man had not known her: and she descended (went down) to the eye-well, and she filled her pitcher, and she ascended. 17 And the servant ran to meet (encounter) her, and said, I shall swallow (drink) now a little water from your pitcher. 18 And she said, Imbibe (Drink), my lord (master): and she hurried (hastened), and she descended (let down) her pitcher upon her hand, and she had him quaff (drink). 19 And she finished to have him quaff (drink), and she said, I will draw for your camels also until if they have finished to imbibe (drink). 20 And she hurried (hastened), and she emptied her pitcher to the trough, and she ran still to the bore-well to draw, and she drew for all of his camels. 21 And the man was with wonder (astonishment) to her with scratching (silence, engraving) to know that יהוה had prospered his journey, if not.

22 And was, as the which the camels, they had finished to imbibe (drink), and the man took a golden nose ring (earring) of a half shekel (broken shekel) of his weight (scale), and two bracelets (arm clasps) upon her hands, of ten gold of their weight (scale); 23 And said, The daughter of who are you? Tell (Declare) to me now: that exists the house of your father a place for us to lodge (stay)? 24 And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, which was birthed to Nahor. 25 And she said to him, Also straw also fodder are plentiful (multiple) with us, also a place to lodge (stay). 26 And the man bowed, and worshipped to יהוה. 

27 And said, Blessed be יהוה, Elohim of my lord (master), Abraham, which has not forsaken His Kindness and His Truth from with my lord (master): I being in the way, יהוה led (guided) me at the house of the brother of my lord (master). 28 And the young woman, she ran, and she told (declared) to the house of her mother according to these words [(as these words)].

Verse eleven through nineteen is symbolic of Yom HaKippurim, for Abraham's servant, popularly accepted to be Eliezer, afflicted his soul and selflessly prayed to יהוה to find a wife for his master, Isaac, on behalf of his master, Abraham, and Rebekah selflessly afflicted her soul to take extra time to water Eliezer, his men, and the ten camels as well as providing them a place to lodge.


This section of the account connects to the next scripture source in which the Prophet Isaiah talked to the Israelites on Yom HaKippurim, which is noted in his book

Isaiah 58:1-14

Isa 58:1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a shofar, and shew My People their transgression, and the House of Jacob their sins. 2 Yet they seek Me daily, and delight to know My Ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their Elohim: they ask of Me the Ordinances of Righteousness; they take delight in approaching to Elohim. 3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and Thou seest not? Wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and Thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. 4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. 5 Is it such a Fast that I have chosen? A day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Wilt thou call this a fast, and an Acceptable Day to יהוה ?

6 Is not this the Fast that I have chosen? To loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? 7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? When thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? 8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the Glory of יהוה shall be thy Rereward. 9 Then shalt thou call, and יהוה shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; 10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: 11 And יהוה shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. 12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Paths to Dwell In. 13 If thou turn away thy foot from the Shabbath, from doing thy pleasure on My Sacred (Holy) Day; and call the Shabbath a delight, the Sacred (Holy) of יהוה, honourable; and shalt honour Him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: 14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in יהוה; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob, thy father: for the Mouth of יהוה hath spoken it.

Isaiah was stating that the Israelites were fasting with means to exult themselves and go back to do the same things they have been doing by their own means. Isaiah uses the example of afflicting their souls by giving to the poor. Rebekah also would fit what Isaiah told the Israelites what they could do to afflict their souls.



These next scripture do not say if they were referring to Yom HaKippurim, but it shows relevance. Looking at this account, which is noted in the book of the prophet Joel

Joel 1:14-20; 2:1-32

Joel 1:14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the Elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the House of  יהוה, your Elohim, and cry unto יהוה, 

15 Alas for the day! For the Day of יהוה is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. 16 Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our Elohim? 17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered. 18 How do the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. 19 יהוה, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. 20 The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

Joel 2:1 Blow ye the shofar in Zion, and sound an alarm in My Holy Mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the Day of יהוה cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great People and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. 3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the Garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. 4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. 5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. 6 Before their face the People shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. 7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: 8 Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. 9 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. 10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: 11 And יהוה shall utter His Voice before His Army: for His Camp is very great: for He is strong that executeth His Word: for the Day of יהוה is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? 12 Therefore also now, saith יהוה, turn ye even to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: 13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto יהוה, your Elohim: for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. 14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a Food (Grain) Offering and a Drink Offering unto יהוה, your Elohim? 15 Blow the shofar in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a Solemn Assembly: 16 Gather the People, sanctify the Congregation, assemble the Elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. 17 Let the Priests, the ministers of Elohim, weep between the porch and the Altar, and let them say, Spare Thy People, יהוה, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their Elohim? 18 Then will hwhy be jealous for His Land, and pity His People. 19 Yea, hwhy will answer and say unto His People, Behold, I will send you את-grain, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: 20 But I will remove far off from you את-the hidden (northern) army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with את-His Face toward the east sea, and His Hinder Part toward the utmost sea, and His Stink shall come up, and His Ill Savour shall come up, because He hath done great things. 21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for יהוה will do great things. 22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength. 23 Be glad then, ye Sons of Zion, and rejoice in יהוה, your Elohim: for He hath given you את-the early rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the early rain, and the latter rain in the first month. 24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil. 25 And I will restore to you את-the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. 26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise את-the Name of יהוה, your Elohim, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and My People shall never be ashamed. 27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am יהוה, your Elohim, and none else: and My People shall never be ashamed. 28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out My Spirit. 30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the Terrible Day of יהוה come. 32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the Name of יהוה shall be delivered: for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as יהוה hath said, and in the remnant whom יהוהshall call.



Yeshua talked to his disciples regarding fasting and praying, which is noted in the Gospel of Matthew

Matthew 17:14-21

Mat 17:14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to Him a certain man, kneeling down to Him, and saying, 15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 17 Then Yeshua answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? Bring him hither to Me. 18 And Yeshua rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. 19 Then came the disciples to Yeshua apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? 20 And Yeshua said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. 21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

Yeshua ties fasting and praying through faith or belief. This is what Yom Kippur does.


This is a section of the Parable of the Ten Virgins, which is noted in the Gospel of Matthew

Matthew 25:1-9

Mat 25:1 Then shall the Kingdom of Heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

Verse seven is the verse that is symbolic of Yom HaKippurim. The trimming of the wicks are an symbolic act to afflict ones soul and rid of their burnt part of the wick, or their symbolic "sins and pride" in their lives. You can find this in my teaching "The Parable of the Ten Virgins" by clicking on the link below to get to the webpage.

THE PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS