The Biblical Roots of Thanksgiving by Robert J. Hutchinson

Unbeknownst to many Americans, Thanksgiving is yet another legacy of the Biblical heritage that shaped American law and culture over the centuries. 

There is at least some evidence that the deeply pious Pilgrims -- who, as Puritans, believed the Old Testament law was binding on Gentiles as well as Jews -- may have been partially inspired by the Jewish harvest festival of Booths (Sukkot). 

Sukkot is a week-long celebration, mandated in Leviticus 23, in which the Jewish people remember and give thanks for their deliverance from bondage in Egypt.  It is usually observed in October -- as was the original Thanksgiving in 1621.

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