There are several other references to Passover in the Bible, including Jesus' celebrations of the holiday. Up Next: Related: 50 Passover Trivia Questions To Quiz Your Friends and Family This Pesach.

God explains the coming Passover to Moses and Aaron and tells them to prepare the Israelites, who are in captivity in Egypt.

Passover is based in the Book of Exodus in the Torah (the Hebrew Bible), which details the life of Moses and his mission from God to demand freedom for the Israelites.

The Bible told the story, but there was neither an Old nor New Testament in our home. So now, let's review some Passover-related passages that I missed growing up.

The Jewish holiday of Passover (the Hebrew word for Pesach) is based on the story of the Exodus in the Jewish bible. How the ancient Israelites became enslaved in Egypt for 430 years, how Moses ...

Passover is referenced in John 2:13, 23; 5:1, 6:4, 11:55, and 13:1. These mentions underscore the centrality of Passover to understanding Jesus as the fulfillment of its themes.

The Bible offers the same hope to Jews in the Exodus story. It commands the listener to imagine that he or she also went up out of Egypt. Some stories – some rare, sacred stories – are like that.

Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible.

WASHINGTON — Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible ...

Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible.

Perhaps the Passover exodus can still guide us — if not to the Promised Land — at least to a land of spiritual aspiration. Consider the following three observations.