Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 7000 God's people » 7300 Institutions and culture of OT » 7354 feasts and festivals » 7360 Feast of Unleavened Bread The feast was kept from 15th-21st Abib (March/April), to commemorate the haste with which the Israelites left Egypt. It was always celebrated in the calendar of feasts with the Feast of Passover. Celebrating the Feast of Unleavened Bread Exodus 12:15-20 See also Exodus 12:39; Exodus 23:15; Leviticus 23:6; Numbers 28:17; Deuteronomy 16:3 All use of yeast was forbidden during the Feast of Unleavened Bread All leaven was to be removed from the home before the feast began Exodus 12:19; Exodus 13:7; Deuteronomy 16:4 No yeast was to be used in the preparation of food Exodus 12:18-20; Exodus 13:6-7; Exodus 23:15 Sacrifices made at the Feast of Unleavened Bread Leviticus 23:8; Numbers 28:19-24 The Feast of Unleavened Bread in NT times Mark 14:1,12; Acts 12:3; 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 See also
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