Biblical Parallels Index – Bemidbar 28/0

Biblical Parallels Index – Bemidbar 28

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Overview

This index is meant to help the reader explore Biblical parallels, be they two accounts of the same event, stories with similar motifs and themes, or units of text which are linguistically similar and perhaps alluding one to the other. The page includes links to tools that aid in comparison, primary sources that touch upon the parallels, and summaries of and links to articles which analyze them in depth.

Chag HaMatzot Makbilot BaMikra demonstrates that Bemidbar 28 is one of seven times that the Torah described the festival of Passover. However, a close reading of these texts indicates that Chag Hamatzot and Chag HaPesach are two distinct holidays.  

Tools

• Use Makbilot BaMikra to find links to each of the places where Passover is discussed.
• Use the concordance to see where the verses refer to Chag HaPesach (or to the Pesach sacrifice itself) and where to Chag HaMatzot.

Articles

• See Pesach and Chag HaMatzot – A Two for One? for analysis of these two institutions and how they merged into one.
• See Pesach and the Festival of Matzot - Two Holidays Rather than One, by R. Yoel Bin-Nun, for thorough analysis of the various Biblical passages relating to Chag Hamatzot and Chag HaPesach, which identifies the distinct messages of the two.  Chag HaPesach commemorates the miraculous rescue of the Jewish people, whereas Chag HaMatzot focuses on the fact of the exodus.