Bible-Era Earthquake Reveals Year Of Jesus' Crucifixion

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Right Trell, the new day was the first hours after sunset; the new day began at night. However when counting the hours of the day, they started at dawn or around 6am. The lamb was slain and eaten during the night in the first hours of the new day. Christ was slain at the end of the calendar day in its last hours.

The lamb was slain 'in the evening' of the 14th, according to Exodus 12. 'In the evening' is near the end of the day (what we call late afternoon) before sunset. It was then prepared and eaten that night (again, see Exodus 12), which was the 15th. Each day went from sunset to sunset. There were reckoned to be 12 hours in the day, and 12 hours in the night.