The Passover Story in Short - The Exodus - Chabad.org
On Passover, we celebrate how G‑d took the Jewish People (Israelites) out of Egypt, where they had been enslaved by Pharaoh. With Moses as His representative, G‑d brought 10 plagues upon the Egyptians until they agreed to send the Jews from their land.
The Story of Passover - Torah.org
The holiday of Passover celebrates the Exodus from Egypt – when the descendents of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were liberated from slavery, and became a new and unique nation under God. Like those who have expressed antipathy towards Jews for millennia, the Egyptian Pharoah had no reason to hate them.
Passover | Story, Meaning, Traditions, & Facts | Britannica
Dec 8, 2024 · Passover, in Judaism, holiday commemorating the Hebrews’ liberation from slavery in Egypt and the ‘passing over’ of the forces of destruction, or the sparing of the firstborn of the Israelites, when the Lord ‘smote the land of Egypt’ on the eve of the Exodus.
Passover ‑ Story, Meaning & Traditions | HISTORY
Nov 9, 2009 · Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is one of the Jewish religion’s most sacred and widely observed holidays. In Judaism, Passover commemorates the story of the Israelites’ departure from ancient...
The Passover - Background Bible Study (Bible History Online)
The Passover was an event in history when the LORD smote the Egyptians and "passed over" the houses of the Hebrews because they had applied the blood of a lamb on their doors on the evening before and prepared for their exodus (departure) from Egypt.
What is the Passover story? - Vox
Aug 5, 2014 · As the story goes, during the tenth and final plague, God passes through the land of Egypt and strikes down the firstborn of every household. But the Jews have been told to mark their doors with...
BBC - Religions - Judaism: Passover
The story of Passover is told in the Book of Exodus. The Children of Israel had been slaves in Egypt for 210 years. God promised he would release them from slavery, but not before Pharaoh had ...
Passover - Bible Story and Holiday Meaning - Bible Study Tools
Apr 9, 2024 · The Passover story begins with the Israelites being enslaved by the Egyptian Pharaoh. God appoints Moses to lead his people out of Egypt and to freedom. When Pharaoh refuses to release the Israelites, God inflicts ten devastating plagues upon Egypt.
The Complete Passover Story - Chabad.org
The complete, detailed story of Passover. Read the story of an oppressed and enslaved nation that was catapulted to greatness while their persecutors were decimated.
What is Passover? - BBC Bitesize
Passover is a celebration of the story of Exodus. During Passover, Jews remember how their ancestors left slavery behind them when they were led out of Egypt by Moses.