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to put the blood of this lamb around the door of their houses
The Israelites put the blood on the frame of the door of their houses to show that they had killed the lamb just as God told them to do.
unleavened bread
Unleavened bread is bread that is prepared without yeast. People can make unleavened bread very quickly because they do not need to wait for the dough to rise before they bake it. The unleavened bread shows that this meal was urgent and the people needed to do it quickly.