What Is the Passover? - How Was the Passover Observed in Bible TImes?

 God gave the Israelites instructions on  how to celebrate the first Passover. Some features of Passovers mentioned in the Bible include the following.

. Sacrifice: Families selected a one-year-old lamb (or goat) on the tenth day of Abib (Nisan), and on the 14th day, they slaughtered it.  On the first Passover, the Jews splashed some blood on their doorposts and the upper part of the doorway, roasted the animal whole, and ate it. - EXODUS 12:3-9.

. Meal: In addition to the lamb (or goat), the Israelites ate unleavened bread and bitter greens as part of the Passover meal. - EXODUS 12:8.

. Festival: The Israelites celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days after the Passover, during which time they did not eat leavened bread. - EXODUS 12:17-20; 2 CHRONICLES 30:21. 

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