1490 BC · AM 2514 · Egypt and Exodus

Israel keeps the Passover at Sinai

In the first month of the second year, Israel observed the Passover in the wilderness of Sinai. The LORD also provided a later observance for those who were ceremonially unclean or away on a journey (Numbers 9:1-14), 1490 BC.

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📖 Numbers 9:1–3

1In the first month of the second year after Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai: 2“The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time. 3You are to observe it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with its statutes and ordinances.”

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