Dictionary of Bible Themes 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. Exodus 12:15-20Celebrating the Feast of Unleavened Bread See also Exodus 12:39; 23:15Leviticus 23:6 Numbers 28:17 Deuteronomy 16:3 Exodus 12:19; 13:7 All use of yeast was forbidden during the Feast of Unleavened Bread Deuteronomy 16:4All leaven was to be removed from the home before the feast began Exodus 12:18-20; 13:6-7; 23:15No yeast was to be used in the preparation of food Leviticus 23:8Sacrifices made at the Feast of Unleavened Bread Numbers 28:19-24Mark 14:1,12 The Feast of Unleavened Bread in NT times Acts 12:31 Corinthians 5:6-8 See also 4406 agriculture4554 yeast 7223 exodus, significance 7402 offerings 7406 Passover |



