Deuteronomy 16:1
Observe the month of Abib, and prepare the passover-sacrifice unto the Lord thy God; for in the month of Abib did the Lord thy God bring thee forth out of Egypt by night.
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Exodus 12:11And thus shall ye eat it, With your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste, it is passover unto the Lord.
Exodus 12:41And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, and it happened even on the selfsame day, that all the armies of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt.
Exodus 13:3And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, on which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from here: and no leavened bread shall be eaten.
Exodus 23:14Three times shalt thou keep a feast unto me in the year.
Exodus 34:18The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread, as I have commanded thee, in the time of the month of Abib; for in the month of Abib thou wentest forth out of Egypt.
Numbers 9:2That the children of Israel shall prepare the passover-lamb at its appointed season.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 16:1
In this chapter we have, I. A repetition of the laws concerning the three yearly feasts; in particular, that of the passover, ver. 1-8 . That of pentecost, ver. 9-12 . That of tabernacles, ver. 13-15 . And the general law concerning the people's attendance on them, ver. 16, 17 . II. The institution of an inferior magistracy, and general rules of justice given to those that were called into office, ver. 18-20 . III. A caveat against groves and images, ver. 21, 22 . Read the whole commentary →