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<small>''This article is about the Biblically commanded feast from a general and [[Christian]] perspective; for Passover in [[Judaism]] see [[Pesach]]''</small><br>

<small>''This article is about the Biblically commanded feast from a general and [[Christian]] perspective; for Passover in [[Judaism]] see [[Pesach]]''</small><br>

'''Passover''' ([[Hebrew]] פֶּסַח ''pesach'' "to pass through, to pass over, to exempt or to spare") is a [[Bible|Biblical]] festival, one of seven of [[God|God's]] commanded [[Holy Days]]. Its name is derived from the night of the [[Exodus|Tenth Plague]], when the Angel of Death saw the blood of the lamb on the doorposts of the houses of [[Israel]] and "passed over" them and did not kill their firstborn. "Pesach" is also the name of the sacrificial offering (a lamb) that was made in the [[Temple]] on this holiday. Passover is the oldest continually observed feast in existence today, celebrated for some 3,500 years. Even today, more Jewish people observe Passover than any other high holy day,<ref>Boshart, David Holt [http://www.christcenteredmall.com/teachings/feasts/passover.htm "Passover"]. Accessed 18 February 2008</ref> and according to the 1990 National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS), more than 80% of Jews have attended a Passover celebration.<ref>Rich, Tracey R. [http://www.jewfaq.org/holidaya.htm "Pesach: Passover"] Judaism 101. Accessed 18 February 2008</ref>

'''Passover''' ([[Hebrew]] פֶּסַח ''pesach'' "to pass through, to pass over, to exempt or to spare") is a [[Bible|Biblical]] festival, one of seven of [[God|God's]] commanded [[Holy Days]]. Its name is derived from the night of the [[Exodus|Tenth Plague]], when the Angel of Death saw the blood of the lamb on the doorposts of the houses of [[Israel]] and "passed over" them and did not kill their firstborn. "Pesach" is also the name of the sacrificial offering (a lamb) that was made in the [[Temple]] on this holiday. Passover is the oldest continually observed feast in existence today, celebrated for some 3,500 years. Even today, more Jewish people observe Passover than any other high holy day,<ref>Boshart, David Holt [http://www.christcenteredmall.com/teachings/feasts/passover.htm "Passover"]. Accessed 18 February 2008</ref> and according to the 1990 National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS), more than 80% of Jews have attended a Passover celebration.<ref>Rich, Tracey R. [http://www.jewfaq.org/holidaya.htm "Pesach: Passover"] Judaism 101. Accessed 18 February 2008</ref>

==The Passover story==

==The Passover story==

The original Passover marked the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, as described in [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=2&chapter=12&version=9 chapter 12] of the book of Exodus. On the 10th day of the first month they were instructed to set aside a young lamb without spot or blemish, which was to be kept until the 14th day of this first month, when they were to kill it in the evening. As soon as it was killed, the blood was to be sprinkled over the door posts of their houses, and the lamb roasted and eaten, with unleavened bread and bitter herbs, in haste ready to move out quickly. At midnight on the 14th the Angel of Death passed through the land, striking dead the firstborn of each family in Egypt. But those under the blood of the lamb were saved from death.

The original Passover marked the Exodus of the Israelites from [[Egypt]], as described in [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=2&chapter=12&version=9 chapter 12] of the book of Exodus. On the 10th day of the first month they were instructed to set aside a young lamb without spot or blemish, which was to be kept until the 14th day of this first month, when they were to kill it in the evening. As soon as it was killed, the blood was to be sprinkled over the door posts of their houses, and the lamb roasted and eaten, with unleavened bread and bitter herbs, in haste ready to move out quickly. At midnight on the 14th the Angel of Death passed through the land, striking dead the firstborn of each family in Egypt. But those under the blood of the lamb were saved from death.

 

 

 

 

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