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Barnes' Notes on Exodus 12:7

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The upper door post - Or lintel, Exodus 12:23. This direction was understood by the Hebrews to apply only to the first Passover: it was certainly not adopted in Palestine. The meaning of the sprinkling of blood is hardly open to question. It was a representation of the offering of the life, substituted for that of the firstborn in each house, as an expiatory and vicarious sacrifice. return to 'Top of Page'
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