Christians’ Last Supper observances connected to Jewish commemorations of Passover
Events in Exodus mark Israelites’ departure toward freedom
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The Israelites had been captive in Egypt for 430 years, as the account in Genesis and Exodus goes, and finally the time had come for their God to fulfill His promises. But Egypt’s leader, the Pharaoh, wasn’t about to cooperate.
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