Leviticus 23:6
And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.
Cross-references
In Exodus 12:16, holy convocations on the first and seventh days are added, complementing this feast.
In Exodus 13:6, the same seven-day unleavened bread command is reiterated, matching this law.
In Exodus 13:7, the prohibition of leaven during the feast is emphasized, reinforcing this command.
Exodus 34:18 repeats the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread command in the covenant renewal context.
Numbers 28:17 reiterates the same feast instruction: date and duration of eating unleavened bread.
In Exodus 12:15, the original command to eat unleavened bread for seven days is given, paralleling this feast.
Deuteronomy 16:3 explains unleavened bread as 'bread of affliction' to remember the Exodus haste.
Luke 22:1 introduces the approaching Feast of Unleavened Bread, also called Passover, providing the narrative context for Jesus' betrayal.
Mark 14:12 notes the first day of Unleavened Bread when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, setting the timing for Jesus' Last Supper.
Matthew 26:17 places the disciples' question to Jesus on the first day of Unleavened Bread, directly referencing this feast.
2 Chronicles 30:21 records the actual celebration of the Feast of Unleavened Bread during Hezekiah's reform, fulfilling this command.
Joshua 5:11 records the Israelites eating unleavened bread after entering Canaan, fulfilling the feast command.
Exodus 12:18 gives the exact date range for eating unleavened bread (14th evening to 21st evening).
Acts 12:3 sets Peter's arrest during the Days of Unleavened Bread, showing the feast's NT observance.
1 Corinthians 5:8 uses the Feast of Unleavened Bread as a metaphor for sincerity and truth, applying its symbolism to Christian conduct.
Deuteronomy 16:8 specifies eating unleavened bread for six days, then a seventh-day solemn assembly.
Numbers 28:18 adds that the first day of this feast is a holy convocation with no work.