Fasts of Israel remember four disastrous events in the history of Jerusalem:

Zechariah 8:18. And the word of the LORD* of Hosts came to me saying, 19. Thus says the LORD* of Hosts, The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, will be joy and gladness, and cheerful seasons to the House of Judah. Therefore love the truth and peace.

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