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Originally Posted by jfrog
How about context? The best way to know the meaning of a word is context.
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Amen. That determines the narrowed down version of the varied definitions available. But definition cannot be disregarded. The story of Herod implies nothing about Easter instead of passover.
Jerusalem was under Passover Law.
Acts 12:3-4 KJV And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) (4) And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
Since unleavened bread was part of Passover, and just mentioned in verse 11 before pascha was referred to, We know that the reference to the jewish feast in verse 11 is what verse 12 referred to with PASCHA. Since they days of unleavened bread were occurring when Herod sought to take Peter, and since Unleavened bread and firstfruits were all part of the PASSOVER feast, and because civil works could not occur during passover by HEBREW LAW, then Herod had to wait til after PASSOVER to deal with Peter.
Verse 11'as use of unleavened bread prove that pascha is passover.
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