“The Israelites must celebrate the Passover at the same time every year.
The king ordered all the people to celebrate the Passover for the Lord their God as it is written in this Book of the Promise.
Josiah celebrated the Passover for the Lord in Jerusalem. The Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.
On the fourteenth day of the first month, those who had returned from exile celebrated the Passover.
“The fourteenth day of the first month, in the evening, is the Lord’s Passover.
“The fourteenth day of the first month is the Lord’s Passover.
You must celebrate it on the fourteenth day of this month at dusk. Follow all the rules and regulations for the celebration of the Passover.”
Killing the Passover lamb was customary on the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The disciples asked Jesus, “Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal for you?”
The day came during the Festival of Unleavened Bread when the Passover lamb had to be killed.
The people of Israel camped at Gilgal in the Jericho plain. There they celebrated the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month.