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In this paper, the writer looks at the Passover ritual and the Biblical account of the Exodus with reference to historical, geographical, cultural and archaeological factors. The paper comprises seven pages and has six sources listed in the bibliography.
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of Moses. It is described in Exodus 12. The passage tells how God commands that the month of Abib (the equivalent of the modern March) shall in future "be the
first month of the year" (Exodus 12:2) and instructions are given for a specific feast to mark the event in future generations. This first Passover, however, has a further purpose,
in that it protects the Israelites from the fate which is about to befall the Egyptians. The Israelites are commanded by God to take
young lambs "without blemish" (Exodus 12:5) from the flock, one for each household, on the tenth of the month, and slaughter it on the fourteenth. The blood of the lamb
is to be painted on the doorposts of the houses where the meat is to be eaten. The roasted flesh is consumed with "unleavened bread and . . bitter herbs"
(Exodus 12:8) and the people are to attend the meal dressed for travel "with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand" (Exodus 12:11),
since it is the precursor to their journey out of Egypt. The night of the seder, God will "smite the land of Egypt" (Exodus 12:13); the houses which are marked
with blood, however, will be spared. In historical terms, this event is significant for two reasons. Firstly, it provides a specific context for
the flight out of Egypt, and the fact that it was a deliberately planned departure specifically commanded by God, as opposed to a migration motivated by other factors. Secondly, the
Passover ritual itself is intended not as a single event, but as something which will be repeated in subsequent years, through future generations: this is not only a remembrance of
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