Numbers 28:16 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

On the fourteenth day of the first month, the Passover of the LORD takes place.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse establishes the specific date when God's people are to celebrate the Passover - the fourteenth day of the first month.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of God's detailed instructions to Moses about the sacred calendar and offerings for Israel. 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 referred to Nisan (March-April), which became the beginning of Israel's religious year after the Exodus.

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