Mitzvah #120 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„The month of Passover (Nisan) shall be the first month“
Scripture Reference: EXO 12:2 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Bo)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"This month shall be the beginning of months for you; it is to be the first month of the year to you.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ב הַחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה לָכֶם, רֹאשׁ חֳדָשִׁים: רִאשׁוֹן הוּא לָכֶם, לְחָדְשֵׁי הַשָּׁנָה.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
2 Ὁ μὴν οὗτος ὑμῖν ἀρχὴ μηνῶν, πρῶτός ἐστιν ὑμῖν ἐν τοῖς μησὶν τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Bo
Sefer HaChinuch Number #4
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Times (Buch 3)
Section: Sanctification of Months
Systematic Category (P119f) Appointed Times