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Describe the history and symbolism of the festival Pesach.
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26th November 2003 TITLE 4 - Passover A) Describe the history and symbolism of the festival Pesach It all started with Abraham in 2000B.C.E (before Christian era); God made a covenant (agreement) with Abraham - that he would worship only one God. God promised that he would make him a great nation. So Abraham moved his family to Canaan. Things were going well but then disaster struck Canaan and there was a great famine. Jacob one of Abraham's grandsons took the family to Egypt. About 3500years ago Jacobs family settled into Egypt. A sizeable country yet it had lost much of its wealth and the empire was falling. Until a new king came to the throne and decided that it was the Israelites fault that this was happening. He proclaimed that were a threat to the nation and announced they should all become slaves. All able bodies were put to work on the...
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