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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>