There is no way to put an exact number on it, only that large crowds gathered in Jerusalem for Passover.
A:Mark's Gospel, followed more or less faithfully by Matthewand Luke, says that Jesus was placed on the cross at the third hour, nine o'clock on Friday, the day following the Passover feast. For theological reasons, John's Gospel changes the chronology somewhat, and says that Jesus was sent to be crucified at the sixth hour, twelve o'clock on Friday, but that this was the day of preparation before the Passover feast.
When reading about this event in the Gospels, it is important to remember that in Israel days start and end at sunset. Also, from the hints given in the Bible, many biblical students are now convinced that this event occurred in 31 A.D.. In 31 AD then, the Passover death of Jesus occurred during the daylight portion (Hebrew days begin and end at sunset) of Wednesday, April 25, 31 AD: see timeline below:Last Supper - Passover night, 25 April 31 AD, 4th Passover as Sir Isaac Newton first postulatedCrucifixion - Passover day 25 April 31 AD, just before sunset and start of High Annual Sabbath of the Feast of Unleavened BreadResurrection - Saturday Sabbath, 28 April 31 AD, just before sunset and start of first day - Sunday. Jesus ascends to the Father as the 'wave sheaf' offering for mankinds' sinsAscension - Thursday, 10 June 31 AD or 40 days after the Resurrection awaiting Holy SpiritNT Church - Pentecost Sunday (50 days after resurrection Saturday), 17 Jun 31 AD and release of God's Holy Spirit to all He chooses (see John 6:44; 65).
According to the Gospel of Luke, Jesus traveled with Mary, Joseph, and other members of their extended family to Jereusalem to celebrate a Jewish feast called the Passover. Luke 2:41-46 "Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. "
The day Jesus was crucified is known as Good Friday. It is observed by Christians as the day of Jesus Christ's crucifixion and death.
"Paschal" means "of or relating to the Passover," and is most often applied to the sacrifice of the "paschal lamb." (God's instructions to the children of Israel regarding the first Passover are found in Exodus 12). The paschal lamb was a "type" (foreshadowing) of the sacrifice of Christ.John 1:29 - The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" [NKJV]
Passover fell on a Friday when Jesus died.
In the synoptic gospels, the Last Supper marked the day of the Passover, a day that Jews mark by a ritual meal. The next day, he was tried, crucified and buried. In the Gospel According to John, Jesus washed the feet of the disciples on the day before the Passover, with no particular emphasis on the supper they had. Jesus was tried, crucified and buried on the day of the Passover.
It was the Passover evening meal. He was crucified on the Passover day as in Jewish tradition, a day begins and ends at sunset.
If you believe as many do, that Jesus died on Passover, than Jesus died at the same time that the Passover Lamb was being killed in the temple. At 3:00 PM. So Jesus is our passover Lamb, the Feast of Passover was only a picture of what Jesus was going to do for us as Hebrew chapter 10 teaches us. There is some thought that Jesus died on Thrs. not Friday, But no matter what, it was the day of Passover. The mix up comes because the day after His dieth was the sabbath (Saturday). But the day after Passover is the day of Unleaven Bread. It is a high day, the same as a sabbath and is none as a sabbath. So that might be what is meant when the Bible says Sabbath.
Jesus fulfilled the Passover as was given to Moses as an example of His coming. For some Christians, Passover is a memorial of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, "our Passover" which made possible the forgiveness of our sins.
He returned to Galilee
The Jewish calendar has days starting at nightfall and proceeding to the next evening.In the synoptic gospels, , the Passover was on Friday on the year of the crucifixion. The Last Supper was the Feast of the Passover, which occurred on Thursday evening and therefore in the Jewish calendar just as Friday began. In these gospels Jesus died on the cross on the day of the Passover.John's Gospel sought to draw a parallel between Jesus and the paschal lamb, so moves the Passover to Saturday. It omits the Passover meal and, although Jesus was still crucified on Friday, it was the day of preparation for the Passover (John 19:14: "And it was the preparation of the passover ..."
A:In the synoptic gospels - yes. When Jesus and the disciples celebrated the Passover feast, this would become the Christian Last Supper. After the supper was finished, they sang a hymn (Mark 14:26), as was the practice at the end of the Passover meal. For theological reasons, John's Gospel places the crucifixion on the day of preparation for the Passover - the day before. Jesus did not celebrate the Passover.
The passover meal remembers when God brought the Hebrews out of Egypt. They were saved by killing a lamb and putting the blood on the door posts of their houses. God brought them out of Egypt into a new life in the promised land. We are saved by the blood of Jesus - the lamb of God. Those who believe are saved out of this life (Egypt) to a new life in Christ- from bondage to freedom. Hope this is helpful.
The first connection is that the synoptic gospels tell us that the Last Supper of Jesus was the Passover feast, held at the start of the Passover holiday; Jesus was crucified the next day. John's Gospel alters this, to say that Jesus was crucified on the day of Preparation for the Passover feast. John therefore omits the description of the Last Supper, replacing it by Jesus washing the feet of the disciples.The synoptic gospels draw allusions to the lamb of the Passover, beginning with the story of Pontius Pilate releasing Barabbas instead of Jesus. By having Jesus sacrificed on the day of Preparation, John's Gospel can draw even closer parallels to the Jewish Passover, with Jesus as the sacrificial lamb, which must have no bones broken (John 19:33).
In the synoptic gospels, Jesus and his disciples were celebrating the Jewish Passover on the night of his arrest; the Last Supper was their Seder meal. In John's Gospel, Jesus was arrested on the night before the Passover, thus instead of a detailed mention of the Last Supper, we have the account of Jesus washing their feet. The gospel says that Jesus was crucified on the day prior to the Passover, and makes greater use of Passover imagery than do the other gospels.
A day begins at sunset and continues until the next sunset. The evening meal was the start of Passover. The 'trial' and crucifixion occurred on the day portion of Passover. Jesus had to be hurriedly put in the tomb because the Feast of Unleavened Bread was to begin at sunset.