MATTHEW—NOTE ON Matthew 26:17 first day of Unleavened Bread. The Festival of Unleavened Bread lasted seven days in the Jewish month of Nisan (late March or early April; see Leviticus 23:5). prepare for you to eat the Passover. Preparations for the Passover were made on Thursday afternoon. Jesus and the disciples ate the Passover meal after sundown on Thursday evening. Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper later that evening.

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