Numbers 28:17

17 On the fifteenth day a religious festival begins which lasts seven days, during which only bread prepared without yeast is to be eaten. ¹

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 in addition to the daily burnt offering with its wine offering, offer one male goat as a sin offering.

16 The Passover Festival in honor of the Lord is to be held on the fourteenth day of the first month.

17 On the fifteenth day a religious festival begins which lasts seven days, during which only bread prepared without yeast is to be eaten.

18 On the first day of the festival you are to gather for worship, and no work is to be done.

19 Offer a burnt offering as a food offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.

Cross References

• 1. 28.17-25Exodus 12.14-20; 23.15; 34.18;Deuteronomy 16.3-8.