Exodus 12:6
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6 “Take special care of this chosen animal until the evening of the fourteenth day of this first month. Then the whole assembly of the community of Israel must slaughter their lamb or young goat at twilight.
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Leviticus 23:5
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Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread
5 “The Lord’s Passover begins at sundown on the fourteenth day of the first month.[a]
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- 23:5 This day in the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in late March, April, or early May.
2 Chronicles 30:15-18
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15 On the fourteenth day of the second month, one month later than usual,[a] the people slaughtered the Passover lamb. This shamed the priests and Levites, so they purified themselves and brought burnt offerings to the Temple of the Lord. 16 Then they took their places at the Temple as prescribed in the Law of Moses, the man of God. The Levites brought the sacrificial blood to the priests, who then sprinkled it on the altar.
17 Since many of the people had not purified themselves, the Levites had to slaughter their Passover lamb for them, to set them apart for the Lord. 18 Most of those who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun had not purified themselves. But King Hezekiah prayed for them, and they were allowed to eat the Passover meal anyway, even though this was contrary to the requirements of the Law. For Hezekiah said, “May the Lord, who is good, pardon those
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Numbers 28:16
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Offerings for the Passover
16 “On the fourteenth day of the first month,[a] you must celebrate the Lord’s Passover.
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- 28:16 This day in the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in late March, April, or early May.
Numbers 9:11
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11 They must offer the Passover sacrifice one month later, at twilight on the fourteenth day of the second month.[a] They must eat the Passover lamb at that time with bitter salad greens and bread made without yeast.
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- 9:11 This day in the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in late April, May, or early June.
Exodus 12:18
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18 The bread you eat must be made without yeast from the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month until the evening of the twenty-first day of that month.
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Acts 4:27
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27 “In fact, this has happened here in this very city! For Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilate the governor, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel were all united against Jesus, your holy servant, whom you anointed.
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Ezekiel 45:21
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21 “On the fourteenth day of the first month,[a] you must celebrate the Passover. This festival will last for seven days. The bread you eat during that time must be made without yeast.
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- 45:21 This day in the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in late March, April, or early May.
Numbers 9:1-3
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The Second Passover
9 A year after Israel’s departure from Egypt, the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. In the first month[a] of that year he said, 2 “Tell the Israelites to celebrate the Passover at the prescribed time, 3 at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.[b] Be sure to follow all my decrees and regulations concerning this celebration.”
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Exodus 16:12
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12 “I have heard the Israelites’ complaints. Now tell them, ‘In the evening you will have meat to eat, and in the morning you will have all the bread you want. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’”
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Luke 23:18
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18 Then a mighty roar rose from the crowd, and with one voice they shouted, “Kill him, and release Barabbas to us!”
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Luke 23:1
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Jesus’ Trial before Pilate
23 Then the entire council took Jesus to Pilate, the Roman governor.
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Mark 15:33-34
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The Death of Jesus
33 At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. 34 Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”[a]
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