Leviticus 23:6

6 On the fifteenth day of the same month begins the Feast of Unleavened Bread ^[a] to the LORD. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread.

Leviticus 23:6 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 23:6

And on the fifteenth day of the same month [is] the feast of
unleavened bread unto the Lord
Which was the day the children of Israel went out of Egypt with their dough and leaven, having not time to leaven it; in remembrance of which this feast was appointed: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread;
see ( Exodus 12:15 Exodus 12:18-20 ) .

Leviticus 23:6 In-Context

4 These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times.

5 The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.

6 On the fifteenth day of the same month begins the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread.

7 On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any regular work.

8 For seven days you are to present a food offering to the LORD. On the seventh day there shall be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.’”

Footnotes

• [a]. That is, the seven-day period after the Passover during which no leaven may be eaten; see Exodus 12:14–20.