Difference between revisions of "Passover"

<div> '''1: '''''Πάσχα''''' ''' (Strong'S #3957 — Noun Neuter — pascha — pas'-khah ) </div> <p> the Greek spelling of the Aramaic word for the Passover, from the Hebrew pasach, "to pass over, to spare," a feast instituted by God in commemoration of the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, and anticipatory of the expiatory sacrifice of Christ. The word signifies (I) "the Passover Feast," e.g., &nbsp;Matthew 26:2; &nbsp;John 2:13,23; &nbsp;6:4; &nbsp;11:55; &nbsp;12:1; &nbsp;13:1; &nbsp;18:39; &nbsp;19:14; &nbsp;Acts 12:4; &nbsp;Hebrews 11:28; (II) by metonymy, (a) "the Paschal Supper," &nbsp;Matthew 26:18,19; &nbsp;Mark 14:16; &nbsp;Luke 22:8,13; (b) "the Paschal lamb," e.g., &nbsp;Mark 14:12 (cp. &nbsp; Exodus 12:21 ); &nbsp;Luke 22:7; (c) "Christ Himself," &nbsp;1 Corinthians 5:7 . </p>