Nehemiah 8:18

¹⁸And day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read from the Book of the Law of God. They kept the feast seven days, and on the eighth day there was a solemn assembly, according to the rule.

Nehemiah 8 records a watershed moment in post-exilic Israel: the public reading of the Law by Ezra the scribe. After the wall is rebuilt, the people gather as one at the Water Gate and ask for the book of the Law of Moses. Ezra reads from early morning until midday, assisted by Levi