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- What Is the Passover? - JW. ORG
Passover is the Jewish celebration of God’s liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery Why did Jesus celebrate it but his modern Christian followers do not?
- The Passover —‘This Is to Be a Memorial for You’ | Study
THE PASSOVER —WHY? 3, 4 What is the background of the first Passover? 3 Hundreds of millions of people around the globe who are not Jewish have some knowledge of the event behind what might be called the first Passover They may have read about it in the Bible book of Exodus, heard the story told, or seen a movie that was based on the event
- Passover - JW. ORG
Passover (Heb , peʹsach; Gr , paʹskha) was instituted the evening preceding the Exodus from Egypt The first Passover was observed about the time of full moon, on the 14th day of Abib (later called Nisan) in the year 1513 B C E This was thereafter to be celebrated annually (Ex 12:17-20, 24-27) Abib (Nisan) falls within the months March-April of the Gregorian calendar Passover was followed
- The Lord’s Evening Meal —An Observance That Honors God
The first observable new moon nearest to the spring equinox marked the first day of Nisan Passover began 13 days later Jesus celebrated the Passover with his apostles, dismissed Judas Iscariot, and then instituted the Lord’s Evening Meal This meal replaced the Jewish Passover and therefore should be observed only once a year
- When Was Jesus Born? | Bible Questions - JW. ORG
We can estimate when Jesus was born by counting backward from his death on Passover, Nisan 14 in the spring of the year 33 C E (John 19:14-16) Jesus was about 30 years old when he began his three-and-a-half-year ministry, so he was born in the early fall of 2 B C E — Luke 3:23
- Passover - Definition and Meaning | Bible Dictionary - JW. ORG
Define ‘Passover’ as used in the Bible Locate examples of ‘Passover’ in Bible verses
- The Passover and the Memorial—Similarities and Differences
Although the Passover did not foreshadow the Memorial of Jesus Christ’s death, certain features of the Passover have meaning for us
- Jesus and His Family Travel to Jerusalem | Life of Jesus
To Jesus and his family, the Passover is not just a one-day event The day after the Passover is the beginning of the seven-day Festival of Unleavened Bread (Mark 14:1) It is considered part of the Passover season The trip from their home in Nazareth, the stay in Jerusalem, and the return to their home takes about two weeks
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