1491 BC · AM 2513 · Egypt and Exodus
The first Passover
On the fourteenth day of the first month Israel killed the Passover lamb, placed its blood on the doorposts, and ate in readiness to depart. The blood would be a sign, and the destroying plague would pass over those homes (Exodus 12:1-28), 1491 BC.
genealogical datingalternate date: 1446 BC · Thiele regnal reckoning
📖 Exodus 12:1–3
1Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, 2“This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year. 3Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.