Numbers 28:18

In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:

Cross-references

In Numbers 28:25, a sacred assembly on the seventh day completes the pair of assemblies within the same festival.

In Exodus 12:16, the same sacred assembly on the first day is commanded, plus a seventh-day assembly and permission to prepare food.

In Leviticus 23:7, the identical sacred assembly and work prohibition on the first day is repeated, confirming the regulation.

Leviticus 23:6 Historical context

In Leviticus 23:6, the festival begins on the 15th day, establishing the date for the sacred assembly commanded here.

In Leviticus 23:8, a sacred assembly on the seventh day is added, complementing the first-day assembly commanded here.