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The following 4 entries include the term fast of.
Fast of Esther
noun phrase: a Jewish fast day observed the day before Purim in commemoration of a fast proclaimed by Queen Esther
Fast of Gedaliah
: a Jewish fast day observed on the 3d day of Tishri and commemorating the assassination of Gedaliah, Nebuchadnezzar's governor in Judah
Fast of Tammuz
: a Jewish fast day observed on the 17th of Tammuz and commemorating the breach of the walls of Jerusalem by the Romans
Fast of Tebet
: 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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