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: a Jewish fast day observed on the 10th day of Tebet in commemoration of the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonians

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“Fast of Tebet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Fast%20of%20Tebet. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.

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