Leviticus 23:5 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD’s passover.

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On the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD's Passover.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is establishing the specific date when His people should celebrate Passover - the evening of the fourteenth day of the first month.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of God's instructions to Moses about the sacred festivals Israel was to observe. The Passover commemorated God's deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, when the angel of death 'passed over' the homes marked with lamb's blood. The first month refers to Nisan (later called Abib), which became the beginning of Israel's religious calendar after the Exodus.

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