King James Version
What Does Exodus 13:6 Mean?
“Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.”
Context
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This day came ye out in the month Abib.
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And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
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Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD.
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Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.
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And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(6) **A feast to the Lord.**—Comp. Exodus 12:16, where a “holy convocation” is ordered for the seventh day. The Jews regard this day—the twenty-first of Ahib—as the anniversary of the passage of the Red Sea.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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