6.3 The Passover Lamb

In the previous section we saw that the Passover Lamb was chosen and dedicated on the 10th of Nisan and then slaughtered at twilight as sun sets on the 14th of Nisan. The Passover lamb was then eaten that evening with unleavened bread which is the start of the new day, the 15th of Nisan. We also saw that the feast of unleavened bread is counted from the 15th of Nisan. Both events of the Passover Lamb and the week of Unleavened bread were called the Passover as seen in:

Luke 22 verse 1 “Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover.”