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.
Gallery
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.