Numbers 28:17

17 On the fifteenth day of this month hold a festival.

Numbers 28:17 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 28:17

And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast
Not of the passover, that was the day before, but of unleavened bread, which began on this day, and lasted seven days, ( Leviticus 23:6 ) which is what the Jews call the Chagigah:

seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten;
see ( Exodus 12:15 Exodus 12:18 ) .

Numbers 28:17 In-Context

15 In addition to the regular Whole-Burnt-Offering with its accompanying Drink-Offering, a he-goat is to be offered to God as an Absolution-Offering.
16 "God's Passover is to be held on the fourteenth day of the first month.
17 On the fifteenth day of this month hold a festival.
18 Begin the first day in holy worship; don't do any regular work that day.
19 Bring a Fire-Gift to God, a Whole-Burnt-Offering: two young bulls, one ram, and seven male yearling lambs - all healthy.
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