Exodus 12:21
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.”Exodus 12:21
What Does Exodus 12:21 Mean?
Exodus 12:21 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 12, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Exodus 12:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hebrews 11:28“Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.”Exodus 12:3“Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:”Exodus 12:11“And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’s passover.”Joshua 5:10“And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.”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.”Ezra 6:20“For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.”Mark 14:12“And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?”Numbers 9:2“Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season.”2 Chronicles 35:6“So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.”Exodus 3:16“Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:”Exodus 13:13“And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.”Exodus 17:5“And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.”Exodus 19:7“And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.”Numbers 11:16“And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.”2 Chronicles 30:15“Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.”2 Chronicles 35:5“And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites.”Luke 22:7“Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.”Matthew 26:17“Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?”1 Corinthians 10:4“And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.”
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