or Pesach in Hebrew, refers to the fact that God passed over the houses of the Jews when he was slaying the firstborn of Egypt during the last of the 10 plagues. Passover lasts for seven days.

The holiday is rooted in the biblical story of Moses and the 10 plagues, freeing the Jewish people from Egypt, according to History.com. The term Passover comes from the Israelites marking the ...

Passover is a celebration of the story of ... But the pharaoh still said no, so God sent ten plagues to Egypt. The final plague was the death of the first born son. Image caption, God told Moses ...