1 Esdras 7:12-14

Common English Bible

¹² The Levites sacrificed the Passover lamb on behalf of the returned exiles, for their brothers the priests, and for themselves. ¹³ The Israelites who had returned from exile, those who had separated themselves from the scandal of the neighboring peoples and sought the Lord, ate the Passover meal. ¹⁴ They also celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days, rejoicing before the Lord,