The Feast of Unleavened Bread
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And Moses said to the people: b "Remember this day in which you went out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for c by strength of hand the LORD brought you out of this place. d No leavened bread shall be eaten.
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e "On this day you are going out, in the month Abib.
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"And it shall be, when the LORD f brings you into the g land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, which He h swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, i that you shall keep this service in this month.
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j "Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.
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"Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days. And k no leavened bread shall be seen among you, nor shall leaven be seen among you in all your quarters.
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"And you shall l tell your son in that day, saying, 'This is done because of what the LORD did for me when I came up from Egypt.'
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"It shall be as m a sign to you on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the LORD's law may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand the LORD has brought you out of Egypt.
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n "You shall therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.
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"And it shall be, when the LORD o brings you into the land of the p Canaanites, as He swore to you and your fathers, and gives it to you,
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q "that you shall set apart to the LORD all that open the womb, that is, every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have; the males shall be the LORD's.
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"But r every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. And all the firstborn of man among your sons s you shall redeem.
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t "So it shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What is this?' that you shall say to him, u 'By strength of hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
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'And it came to pass, when Pharaoh was stubborn about letting us go, that v the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all males that open the womb, but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.'
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"It shall be as w a sign on your hand and as frontlets between your eyes, for by strength of hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt."
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Cross References
Exodus 12:42
It is a night of solemn observance to the LORD for bringing them out of the land of Egypt. This is that night of the LORD, a solemn observance for all the children of Israel throughout their generations.
Deuteronomy 16:3
You shall eat no leavened bread with it; seven days you shall eat unleavened bread with it, that is, the bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste), that you may remember the day in which you came out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life.
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Cross References
Exodus 3:20
So I will stretch out My hand and strike Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in its midst; and after that he will let you go.
Exodus 6:1
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh. For with a strong hand he will let them go, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.
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Exodus 12:8
Then they shall eat the flesh on that night; roasted in fire, with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
Exodus 12:19
For seven days no leaven shall be found in your houses, since whoever eats what is leavened, that same person shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he is a stranger or a native of the land.
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Cross References
Exodus 12:2
This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you.
Exodus 23:15
You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread (you shall eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt; none shall appear before Me empty).
Exodus 34:18
The Feast of Unleavened Bread you shall keep. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, in the appointed time of the month of Abib; for in the month of Abib you came out from Egypt.
Deuteronomy 16:1
Observe the month of Abib, and keep the Passover to the LORD your God, for in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
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Cross References
Exodus 3:8
So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites.
Exodus 3:17
"and I have said I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey."'
Joshua 24:11
Then you went over the Jordan and came to Jericho. And the men of Jericho fought against you - also the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. But I delivered them into your hand.
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Cross References
Genesis 17:8
"Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God."
Deuteronomy 30:5
Then the LORD your God will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it. He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers.
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Cross References
Exodus 6:8
'And I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as a heritage: I am the LORD.'"
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Cross References
Exodus 12:25
It will come to pass when you come to the land which the LORD will give you, just as He promised, that you shall keep this service.
Exodus 12:26
"And it shall be, when your children say to you, 'What do you mean by this service?'
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Cross References
Exodus 12:15 - 20
Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses. For whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel.
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Exodus 12:19
For seven days no leaven shall be found in your houses, since whoever eats what is leavened, that same person shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he is a stranger or a native of the land.
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Exodus 10:2
"and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son's son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I am the LORD."
Exodus 12:26
"And it shall be, when your children say to you, 'What do you mean by this service?'
Exodus 13:14
So it shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What is this?' that you shall say to him, 'By strength of hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Psalms 44:1
We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, The deeds You did in their days, In days of old:
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Cross References
Exodus 12:14
So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you...
Exodus 13:16
"It shall be as a sign on your hand and as fron...
Exodus 31:13
Speak also to the children of Israel, saying: '...
Deuteronomy 6:8
You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and...
Deuteronomy 11:18
Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine ...
Matthew 23:5
But all their works they do to be seen by men. ...
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Cross References
Exodus 12:14
So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance.
Exodus 12:24
And you shall observe this thing as an ordinance for you and your sons forever.
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Cross References
Exodus 13:5
And it shall be, when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month.
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Cross References
Numbers 21:3
And the LORD listened to the voice of Israel and delivered up the Canaanites, and they utterly destroyed them and their cities. So the name of that place was called Hormah.
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Cross References
Exodus 13:1
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying.
Exodus 13:2
"Consecrate to Me all the firstborn, whatever o...
Exodus 22:29
You shall not delay to offer the first of your ...
Exodus 34:19
All that open the womb are Mine, and every male...
Leviticus 27:26
But the firstborn of the animals, which should ...
Numbers 18:15
Everything that first opens the womb of all fle...
Ezekiel 44:30
The best of all firstfruits of any kind, and ev...
Luke 2:23
(as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Ever...
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Cross References
Exodus 34:20
But the firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb. And if you will not redeem him, then you shall break his neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before Me empty-handed.
Numbers 18:15
Everything that first opens the womb of all flesh, which they bring to the LORD, whether man or beast, shall be yours; nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem.
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Cross References
Numbers 3:46
And for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who are more than the number of the Levites.
Numbers 3:47
You shall take five shekels for each one individually; you shall take them in the currency of the shekel of the sanctuary, the shekel of twenty gerahs.
Numbers 18:15
Everything that first opens the womb of all flesh, which they bring to the LORD, whether man or beast, shall be yours; nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem.
Numbers 18:16
And those redeemed of the devoted things you shall redeem when one month old, according to your valuation, for five shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.
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Cross References
Exodus 10:2
"and that you may tell in the hearing of your s...
Exodus 12:26
"And it shall be, when your children say to you...
Exodus 12:27
That you shall say, 'It is the Passover sacrifi...
Exodus 13:8
"And you shall tell your son in that day, sayin...
Deuteronomy 6:20
"When your son asks you in time to come, saying...
Joshua 4:6
"that this may be a sign among you when your ch...
Joshua 4:21
Then he spoke to the children of Israel, saying...
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Cross References
Exodus 13:3
And Moses said to the people: "Remember this day in which you went out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out of this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.
Exodus 13:9
It shall be as a sign to you on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the LORD's law may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand the LORD has brought you out of Egypt.
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Cross References
Exodus 12:29
And it came to pass at midnight that the LORD struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of livestock.
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Cross References
Exodus 13:9
It shall be as a sign to you on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the LORD's law may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand the LORD has brought you out of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 6:8
You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
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