Exodus 12:18
In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
Cross-reference
Leviticus 23:5 gives the same date for the Passover sacrifice, linking the start of Unleavened Bread to the Passover.
Leviticus 23:6 identifies the fifteenth day as the Feast of Unleavened Bread, aligning with the seven-day eating period.
Numbers 28:16 repeats the date for the Passover, reinforcing the timing of the feast's beginning.
Joshua 5:11 records the Israelites eating unleavened cakes after entering Canaan, showing historical observance of this command.
Matthew 26:17 shows the disciples preparing for Passover on the first day of Unleavened Bread, continuing the NT observance.
Mark 14:12 specifies the first day of Unleavened Bread when the Passover lamb was sacrificed, aligning with the feast timing.
Luke 22:7 mentions the day of Unleavened Bread when the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed, consistent with the date.
2 Chronicles 30:3 notes the postponement of Passover due to insufficient priests, referencing the same prescribed time.
In Acts 20:6, 'after the days of Unleavened Bread' references this same seven-day period, showing early Christian observance of the feast.