Passover synonyms

At the Passover the pilgrims attacked the Roman troops.

It is the Lord's Passover; when He sees the blood He will pass over you and there will be no plague upon you.

Finally, the association of the first-born with the festival specially referred to in the texts, and carried out both in Samaritan tradition, which marks the forehead of the first-born with the blood of the lamb, and in Jewish custom, which obliged the first-born to fast on the day preceding Passover, also connects the idea of the feast with the sacro-sanctity of the first-born.

The complex of observances connected with the Passover and the very want of systemization observed in the literary sources would seem to vindicate the primitive character of the feast, which indeed is recognized by all inquirers.

Two of the disciples were sent into Jerusalem to prepare the Passover meal.