John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:7
Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days ,.... From the evening of the fourteenth day, to the evening of the twenty first, Exodus 12:18 , this is very express as before, that not only they were to abstain from leaven, but that they were obliged to eat unleavened bread; and as for the cakes of eggs and sugar the Jews now use, these, as Leo Modeua says F26 History of the Rites, &c.; of the Jews, par. 3. c. 3. sect. 5. , are for those that are dainty and of tender stomachs and... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 13:6
Seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread ,.... The Jews F25 In Siphre apud Manasseh Ben lsrael. Conciliat. in loc. gather from this place, and from Deuteronomy 16:8 , that the obligation to eat unleavened bread lasted no longer than the first night of the seven days, but on the rest it was enough if they abstained from leavened bread, and it was lawful for them to eat of other food as they pleased; see Gill on Exodus 12:15 , but the words are very express in both places, and so... read more