EXODUS 12:1 P. RULES FOR THE PASSOVER (first set). On the history of the Passover, see pp. 102f. Most ceremonial rules are dated from Sinai or the land of Moab: so these that follow are noted in Exodus 12:1 as given in Egypt. The first month (Exodus 12:2) is in J, E, and D Abib, and later (Nehemiah... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS 11:1 TO EXODUS 12:36. 10°. DEATH OF EGYPTIAN FIRSTBORN; PASSOVER AND MAZZOTH (Exodus 11:1 E, Exodus 11:4 J, Exodus 11:9 f. R, Exodus 12:1 P, Exodus 12:21 J, Exodus 12:24 P, Exodus 12:25_ a_ houses Rd,... [ Continue Reading ]
P'S RULES FOR MAZZOTH. Immediately following the one feast of the Passover came the seven-day pilgrimage feast (_cf. Exodus 5:1_) of Unleavened Cakes, probably originally an agricultural festival to mark the beginning of barley harvest (pp. 102f.) Falling at the time of year when the Exodus took pla... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS 12:21 J, Exodus 12:28 P. RULES FOR THE PASSOVER (second set) (for analysis see Exodus 11:1). These verses, though they come second, embody in the main J's account of the institution, which P has elaborated in Exodus 12:1, adding many details, but not mentioning the hyssop, or the basin, or th... [ Continue Reading ]
EGYPTIAN FIRSTBORN DIE: THE ISRAELITES PREPARE TO DEPART. In Exodus 11:1 * E and Exodus 11:4 * J the spoiling of the Egyptians and the death of their firstborn sons were announced, and the events are now given by the editor in reverse order, Exodus 12:29 J preceding Exodus 12:35 f. E. The last plagu... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS 12:37 - EXODUS 18. FROM EGYPT TO SINAI. Exodus 12:37 J. THE EXODUS. From Rameses (Exodus 1:11_ b_ *) the first stage of the journey took the people 10 miles W. to Succoth (Eg. Thikke), the district round Pithom (Exodus 1:11_ b_). The number 600,000 (_cf._ Numbers 11:21), not including childr... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS 12:40 Rp. TIME SPENT IN EGYPT. The Biblical writers are not in agreement about the length of Israel's stay in Egypt. Here it is given (probably by Rp) as 430 years (_cf._ 400 years in Genesis 15:13 Rje, Acts 7:6, and Josephus). But in Exodus 6:14 (also Rp, _cf._ Genesis 15:16 E) Moses and his... [ Continue Reading ]