Exodus 12:3
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Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.
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The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any of you brings an offering to the LORD, you may bring as your offering an animal from the herd or the flock.
and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.
You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.
and Aaron relayed everything the LORD had said to Moses. And Moses performed the signs before the people,
Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present.
When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,