extraction.exodus.passover_plague
---
record_id: extraction.exodus.passover_plague
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/exodus.md
passage_locator:
label: Exodus 12:1-14, 21-31
translation: World English Bible Classic
notes: Initial hand-curated seed extraction.
canonical_text:
quote: The blood shall be to you for a token on the houses where you are... Yahweh
struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Israelite households are instructed to slaughter a lamb.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Blood is placed on doorposts and lintels as a token.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The meal includes roasted meat, unleavened bread, and bitter herbs.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Yahweh strikes the firstborn in Egypt and passes over marked houses.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Yahweh
description: ''
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Moses
description: ''
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Aaron
description: ''
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Israel
description: ''
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Pharaoh
description: ''
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles: []
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: lamb
literal_form: lamb
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: blood mark
literal_form: blood on the lintel and door posts
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: unleavened bread
literal_form: unleavened bread
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: firstborn
literal_form: firstborn
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Exodus 12:1-14, 21-31
summary: Israelite households are instructed to slaughter a lamb. Blood marks the
doorway as a token. A ritual meal is commanded. Yahweh strikes Egypt's firstborn
and passes over marked houses.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: sacrifice
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
- id: motif:2
label: protective_mark
taxonomy_refs:
- protective_mark
basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
- id: motif:3
label: divine_judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage links sacrificial blood, household boundary marking, judgment,
and memorial feast.
claim_level: same_motif
target: pattern atlas
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: low
limitations: Initial corpus-internal claim only; not a cross-cultural conclusion.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: Exodus 12:1-14, 21-31
quote_or_summary: The blood shall be to you for a token on the houses where you
are... Yahweh struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/exodus.md
rights_note: Public-domain source text.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: low
notes: Seed extraction for testing the repository workflow.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Needs scholarly/human review before being treated as final.
extracted_by: Codex
extracted_at: '2026-04-27'
notes: Initial data seed for Exodus.