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What Was the First Easter Like?
Christians have celebrated Easter for thousands of years. Learn more about the first Easter. The first Easter was a very exciting day. The apostle Paul tells us what happened in 1 Corinthians 15:3-8:"I told you the most important part of the message exactly as it was told to me. That part is:Christ died for our sins, as the Scriptures say.He…
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Easter: The Great Sunday
Easter is more than just a day. It is an entire season, called the “Great Sunday,” that coincides with two Jewish holidays. Read more about the season of Easter. Pesach (Passover) and Shavuot (Pentecost) are two great festivals observed by the Jewish people in the spring. Pesach occurs at the first full moon after the vernal (spring) equinox. In Israel,…
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Circumcision
God established circumcision as a sign of his covenant with Abraham in Genesis 17. But the significance of this practice didn’t end there. Read more to find out more about circumcision in the Bible. “Circumcision” was the ceremony of cutting off the foreskin of a male's penis. This was a common rite among many people in the ancient Near East,…
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Moneychanging in the Temple
Jesus famously overturned the moneychangers’ tables in the temple. Learn more about the practice of money changing, including its purpose and origin. People came to Jerusalem at the time of the yearly celebration of Passover and for other religious holidays. Part of the celebration and worship involved sacrificing animals and making offerings of grain to God. Different sacrifices required different…
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Synagogues
After the Babylonians destroyed the temple and carried the people of Judah into exile, synagogues emerged as the new centers of worship. Synagogue comes directly from a Greek word that means “gathering.” In the Bible, a synagogue is any group of people who meet together for worship. Just when the synagogue meetings began is not certain, but they may have…
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Temple Offerings
The temple was the center of Jewish worship. One of the most important forms of worship for the Jews was sacrifice. Read more here.In Jesus’ day Jewish people went to worship and to make sacrifices to God at the temple in Jerusalem. Sacrifices required by the Law of Moses included the killing of certain animals and the burning of grains…
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