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It wasn't the angel of death, it was HaShem, and He passed over any house that had lamb's blood painted on the doorposts.
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∙ 13y agoThe Angle of Death passed over the Jews' door-posts because they put lamb's blood over the door-post, letting God know that 'his' people lived there.
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What did the Hebrew people call it when the angel of God saved their firstbron?
The Hebrew people referred to the angel of God saving their firstborn as the Passover, where God passed over the houses of the Israelites marked with lamb's blood, sparing their firstborn from the final plague in Egypt.
What event do Jews remenber at their Passover festival?
The Angel of Death 'passing over' the homes of the Hebrews in Egypt and sparing their male children.Answer:All the events of the Exodus. (See Exodus ch.1-15).
What is an avenging angel?
An avenging angel is an angel that would fight to the death over a loss or past trauma, I haven't heard a religion that has this.
What is the Passover dinner?
The passover is a festival celebrated by the Jews, it reminds them of the night when they were slaves in Egypt, and they smeared the blood of lambs on the doors and in the night, the angel passed the houses. Those that did not have the blood , had their first born died.
What is the Passover from Exodus 12 about?
Passover refers to the final plague sent by HaShem to the Egyptians to convince the Pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery - killing of the first born Egyptian males. The Exodus refers to the Israelites leaving Egypt for the promised land after the Pharaoh agreed to let them leave.
How does the Passover remind Jews of their history?
It reminds them of the day when the destroying angel "passed over" their houses and looked for the blood of the unblemished lamb on their doorposts.
Who were the Hebrews enslaved by?
The Hebrews were enslaved by the Egyptians. The Egyptian people didn't necessarily enslaved the Hebrews, The Hyksos took over Egypt and then they feared that the Hebrews were to powerful so they enslaved them.
Is a death angel mentioned in the bible?
No. There is no 'angel of death' or 'death angel' mentioned in the Bible. However when God wanted to kill a numberof people, it is recorded that he often sent an angel to perform this duty, as in 2 Kings 19.35 where an angel of the Lord smote 185 thousand Assyrians, and 1 Chronicles 21.15, where God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem.
What is the Passover in simple terms?
Passover commemorates the Jews being saved from the Tenth Plague in Egypt, when the firstborn son was killed. The Jews were told to sacrifice a lamb (hence the term Paschal lamb) and put its blood across the lintel (the top of the doorway.) This signaled the Angel of Death to pass over their houses.
How did the holiday Passover get its name?
When the Pharaoh refused to let the Lords people leave Egypt he placed upon the Egyptians ten plagues. The last being that all of their firstborn would die. The Israelite people were told to sprinkle the blood of a sacrificed animal on their door frames and lintel. When G-d would come to smite the Egyptian firstborns, he would see the blood on the doorpost and skip over that house. That's why it is called passover. That is the same idea of the Hebrew name, Pesach, which means door.
What was the significance of the passover?
Passover is meant to make us remember that we were spared from the tenth plague in Egypt, the death of the first-born sons. The angel of death "passed over" the houses that were marked with the blood of the lamb, and we use Pesach to remind us to thank God for his mercy.
Who is the Angel of Death?
The Angel of Death, also known as the Grim Reaper, is a symbolic personification of death in many cultures and religions. It is often depicted as a cloaked figure carrying a scythe and responsible for collecting the souls of the deceased and guiding them to the afterlife.
