Passover

The Passover Lamb is a concept from both the Jewish and the Christian tradition. It is the name for the animal that was sacrificed according to Jewish law at the celebration of Passover . For Christians, it has a deep symbolic significance on historical grounds, which is celebrated during the Passover .

Judaism
In Judaism, the slaughter of lambs was used with Passover, a feast that the exodus from Egypt and its liberation from slavery commemorates there. In the book of Exodus, Chapter 12 contains the requirements described God through Moses to the people of Israel gave concerning the Passover: However, the sacrifice is in Judaism with the destruction of the Second Temple stopped completely. Since then, there is only one bone at the Passover dish that reminds symbolically to this sacrifice. Karaites still slaughter a lamb at Passover. Especially among Christians there is much interest in the Passover in Judaism, because Jesus is compared with it.
 * 1) Four days previously had to be separated an unblemished lamb from the flock.
 * 2) After sunset, it had to be slaughtered
 * 3) It was to be roasted whole (later, during the Temple period, it should be cooked)
 * 4) It was standing, with the travel clothes to be eaten with bitter herbs and unleavened bread.
 * 5) Uncircumcised men were not allowed to participate in the meal
 * 6) It had to be eaten at home with the family or community
 * 7) No part of the meat should be moved to outside the house.

Christianity [ edit ]
The Christian Easter celebration the Passover takes a very important also symbolic place. Based on the concept of redemption and also the great deeds of God is, Jesus Christ presented as the innocent Passover, or the lamb of God . According to the Bible grafted traditional belief he has with his willing suffering and death on the cross accomplished redemption. That is to say that with his death, as a sacrifice, the sins of man hath taken away, and thus the people reconciled with God. In the New Testament, for example in the book of I Corinthians 5: 7, and also in the book of Hebrews emphasizes the permanence of this sacrifice, "one for all" and "once for all."