Deuteronomy 16:8

Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work therein.

Cross-reference

Exodus 12:15 commands eating unleavened bread for seven days, the same festival law restated in this verse's six-day instruction.

Exodus 12:16 also mandates holy convocations and no work on the first and seventh days, matching this seventh-day assembly.

Exodus 13:7 Parallel

Exodus 13:7 repeats the law of eating unleavened bread for seven days with no leaven visible, parallel to this command.

Leviticus 23:6-8 prescribes the same seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread with a solemn assembly on the seventh day, reinforcing the law.

Numbers 28:17–19 Related theme

Numbers 28:17-19 details the offerings required during the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread, complementing the command here.

2 Chronicles 35:17 Historical context

In 2 Chronicles 35:17, Israel keeps the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days, exactly as commanded here.

2 Chronicles 7:9 Historical context

In 2 Chronicles 7:9, Solomon's dedication concludes with a solemn assembly on the eighth day, echoing the closing assembly here.

Nehemiah 8:18 Historical context

Nehemiah 8:18 records a solemn assembly on the eighth day of Booths, showing the continued practice of this closing ceremony.

Exodus 13:8 Related theme

Exodus 13:8 adds the instruction to teach the reason for Passover, complementing the observance details given here.

In Leviticus 23:36, a solemn assembly marks the eighth day of Booths—similar pattern but a different feast.