• Leviticus 23:5
    On the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight is the LORD's Passover.
     
  • Exodus 12:6
    Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight.
     
  • Exodus 12:8
    Then they shall eat the flesh on that night; roasted in fire, with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
     
  • Exodus 12:10-14
    You shall let none of it remain until morning, and what remains of it until morning you shall burn with fire. And thus you shall eat it: with a belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. So you shall eat it in haste. It is the LORD's Passover. "For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. "So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance.
     
  • Exodus 12:18
    In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread, until the twenty-first day of the month at evening.
     
  • Exodus 12:23-33
    For the LORD will pass through to strike the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door and not allow the destroyer to come into your houses to strike you. And you shall observe this thing as an ordinance for you and your sons forever. It will come to pass when you come to the land which the LORD will give you, just as He promised, that you shall keep this service. And it shall be, when your children say to you, "What do you mean by this service?" that you shall say, "It is the Passover sacrifice of the LORD, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our households."" So the people bowed their heads and worshiped. Then the children of Israel went away and did so; just as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did. And it came to pass at midnight that the LORD struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of livestock. So Pharaoh rose in the night, he, all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead. Then he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, "Rise, go out from among my people, both you and the children of Israel. And go, serve the LORD as you have said. Also take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone; and bless me also." And the Egyptians urged the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste. For they said, "We shall all be dead."
     
  • Numbers 9:2-5
    “Let the children of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time. On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, you shall keep it at its appointed time. According to all its rites and ceremonies you shall keep it.” So Moses told the children of Israel that they should keep the Passover. And they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month, at twilight, in the Wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did.
     
For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for Abib/Nisan 14


Resources

Is Passover on the First Day of Unleavened Bread? (Part Two)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

The Jews observed the Passover in two ways: at home in the evening as Abib 14 began, and at the Temple in the late afternoon of Abib 14. Jesus and His disciples observed the Passover in a private home at the beginning of Abib 14, which tradition calls the Last Supper. As Abib 14 was drawing near, the disciples observed people …


Deuteronomy 16, Passover, and the Night to be Much Observed

Sermonette by John W. Ritenbaugh

Deuteronomy 16:1-8 is often cited by those advocating for an Abib or Nisan 15 Passover due to the mentions of Passover. However, the text indicates that these verses do not apply to Passover but to the Days of Unleavened Bread, specifically the Night to be Much Observed. The term "Passover" in Deuteronomy 16:1 is misleading and …


Is Passover on the First Day of Unleavened Bread? (Part One)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

The Jews combined Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread during the Babylonian exile, observing Passover late on Abib 14, just hours before the Feast of Unleavened Bread began. At the time of Jesus, there were two Passover observances: one led by the priests at the Temple late in the afternoon of Abib 14, and the other …


Why Was Jesus Not Crucified as Passover Began? (Part One)

'Ready Answer' by David C. Grabbe

Historically, the church of God has observed the Passover just after sunset as the 14th day of Abib begins. The gospel accounts show Jesus observing the Passover with His disciples at the beginning of the 14th day of Abib, just after sunset. Matthew, Mark, and Luke confirm that Jesus intended to, and did, eat the Passover with …


When Is Passover?

CGG Weekly by Pat Higgins

This year, Passover observance begins Monday evening, April 21, which is Nisan 14 on the Hebrew calendar. The evening of Nisan 14 is the correct time to observe the Passover, as multiple scriptures clearly instruct that Passover is on the fourteenth day of the first month. These verses not only specify the day but also the part …


Passover (Part Nine)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

In the month of Abib, also known as Nisan, the significance of the 14th day is tied to the observance of Passover as originally commanded by God. The Scriptures clearly indicate that Passover is to be observed at the beginning of the 14th, a practice exemplified by Jesus Christ Himself, who kept it one whole day before the …


Deuteronomy 16:1-8

Sermonette by John W. Ritenbaugh

Deuteronomy 16:1-8 refers to Unleavened Bread rather than Passover (a scribal error, perhaps referring to the season). Ten clues clear up this misconception.


Head 'Em Up and Move 'Em Out!

Article by Mike Ford

Some believe that God instituted Passover on the 15th of Abib/Nisan, differing from the night observed as the Night to Be Much Observed. Under this new understanding, the events of the Passover and the beginning of the Exodus are compressed into half the time previously thought, raising questions about the logistics of 2.5 …



For more resources, please see the library topic for Abib/Nisan 14