paschal lamb

• Término que designa al cordero sacrificado y comido durante la festividad judía de Pésaj o, en la tradición cristiana, el nombre simbólico de Jesucristo como cordero sacrificial que quita los pecados del mundo.

A term referring to the lamb sacrificed and eaten during the Jewish Passover festival, or in Christian tradition, a symbolic name for Jesus Christ as the sacrificial lamb who takes away the sins of the world.

1. Biblical sacrificeC1formal

   The lamb that was sacrificed and eaten during the Jewish Passover festival, as described in the Old Testament.

   cordero pascual

   • The paschal lamb was prepared according to ancient traditions.
   • Moses instructed the Israelites to sacrifice a paschal lamb.
   • The blood of the paschal lamb marked the doors of the faithful.

2. Christian symbolC1formal

   A symbolic reference to Jesus Christ, who is considered the sacrificial lamb in Christian theology.

   Cordero pascual

   • In Christian art, Jesus is often depicted as the paschal lamb.
   • The paschal lamb represents the ultimate sacrifice for humanity's sins.
   • The hymn refers to Christ as the paschal lamb of the new covenant.