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The children of the captivity kept the Passover on the fourteenth [day] of the first month.
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A New Exodus
Commentators highlight that this Passover was deeply symbolic. Just as the original Passover marked Israel's redemption from Egypt, this celebration signified a new redemption from captivity in Babylon. For the returned exiles, it was like experiencing their own Exodus, marking a fresh start in their covenant relationship with God.
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Ezra
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18th Century
Presbyterian
With this verse the writer resumes the use of the Hebrew language, which he had discarded for Aramaic from (Ezra 4:8). With the excepti…
19th Century
Anglican
The dedication of the second Temple.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon thefourteenth day of the first month
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