Numbers 28:17

17 '¹On the fifteenth * day of this month shall be a ²feast, unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days.

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 'And one male goat for a sin offering to the LORD ; it shall be offered with its drink offering in addition to the continual burnt offering.

16 'Then on the fourteenth day of the first month shall be the LORD'S Passover.

17 'On the fifteenth day of this month shall be a feast, unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days.

18 'On the first day shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no laborious work.

19 'You shall present an offering by fire, a burnt offering to the LORD : two bulls and one ram and seven male lambs one year old, having them without defect.

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 23:6
• 2. Exodus 23:15; Exodus 34:18; Deuteronomy 16:3-8