What Is the Passover? - JW. ORG Passover is the Jewish celebration of God’s liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery Why did Jesus celebrate it but his modern Christian followers do not?
Passover - JW. ORG Passover (Heb , peʹsach; Gr , paʹskha) was instituted the evening preceding the Exodus from Egypt The first Passover was observed about the time of full moon, on the 14th day of Abib (later called Nisan) in the year 1513 B C E This was thereafter to be celebrated annually (Ex 12:17-20, 24-27) Abib (Nisan) falls within the months March-April of the Gregorian calendar Passover was followed
The Lord’s Evening Meal —An Observance That Honors God The first observable new moon nearest to the spring equinox marked the first day of Nisan Passover began 13 days later Jesus celebrated the Passover with his apostles, dismissed Judas Iscariot, and then instituted the Lord’s Evening Meal This meal replaced the Jewish Passover and therefore should be observed only once a year
Jesus’ Last Supper | Bible Story - JW. ORG The Passover meal is finished After Judas leaves, Jesus begins the Lord’s Supper, often called the Last Supper, a special meal of bread and wine
When Was Jesus Born? | Bible Questions - JW. ORG In early fall We can estimate when Jesus was born by counting backward from his death on Passover, Nisan 14 in the spring of the year 33 C E (John 19:14-16) Jesus was about 30 years old when he began his three-and-a-half-year ministry, so he was born in the early fall of 2 B C E — Luke 3:23