Nisan 16 (Thu 4.2.26 @6pm to Fri 4.3.26 @6pm)

Preparation of Spices

The women purchase and prepare spices between the two Sabbaths.

When was Jesus born and when did he die?

At a Glance

A single workday appears between a festival Sabbath and the weekly Sabbath.

Key Events

- Women buy spices after the High Sabbath.

- Oils and ointments are prepared for the burial.

- The second night and the second day in the tomb are completed.

Why It Matters

This explains why some accounts say the spices were bought before and after a Sabbath.

Scripture (KJV)
Mark 16:1 (KJV)

1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

Luke 23:56 (KJV)

56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

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