The Church Fathers on this verse

Leviticus 23:6Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And the fifteenth day of the same month is the solemnity of the unleavened bread of the Lord. Seven days shall you eat unleavened bread.

Douay-Rheims

וּבַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר יוֹם֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַזֶּ֔ה חַ֥ג הַמַּצּ֖וֹת לַיהוָ֑ה שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים מַצּ֥וֹת תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

2 Church Fathers comment on this verse

John Chrysostom

4th centuryChurch Father

The initial day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when examined closely, serves as a profound symbol of the Lord's afflictions. It evokes the image of the serpent lifted up on the cross by Moses in the desert, as well as the concept of the Holy Trinity.

Ephraem the Syrian

4th centuryChurch Father

The festivals celebrated by the Hebrews included the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which served to commemorate their liberation from Egypt.

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