Deuteronomy 16:1

Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 16

“Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.”Deuteronomy 16:1

What Does Deuteronomy 16:1 Mean?

Deuteronomy 16:1 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 16, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 16:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Exodus 12:2“This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.”Exodus 13:4“This day came ye out in the month Abib.”Exodus 34:18“The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.”Leviticus 23:5“In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD’s passover.”Numbers 9:2“Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season.”Numbers 28:16“And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD.”Exodus 12:42“It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.”Psalms 114:1“When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;”Mark 14:1“After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.”John 2:13“And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,”Exodus 12:6“And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.”Exodus 23:15“Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)”2 Kings 23:21“And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.”Isaiah 1:13“Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.”Exodus 12:14“And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.”2 Chronicles 31:3“He appointed also the king’s portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the LORD.”Luke 2:41“Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.”John 6:4“And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.”Acts 18:21“But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.”Colossians 2:16“Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:”

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