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The children of Israel encamped in Gilgal; and they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
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A Passover of Arrival
Commentators highlight this as the third great Passover in Israel's history. The first marked their departure from Egypt (the Exodus), but this one celebrated their arrival in the Promised Land (the 'Eisodus' or coming in). It was a powerful symbol that God's promise of deliverance was now being fulfilled as they began their new life in Canaan.
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19th Century
Anglican
The Passover. —This is the third Passover in Israel’s history:
16th Century
Protestant
And the children of Israel kept the Passover, etc. Here it is stated that the Passover was celebrated on the regular day, although some th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal Not after their circumcision, but before, and where they continued enc…
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Presbyterian
A solemn Passover was kept at the time appointed by the law, in the plains of Jericho, in defiance of the Canaanites around them. This fulfilled th…
