But what were the Israelites to do before being set free? It was about the time of the spring equinox in 1513 B.C.E., in the Hebrew month of Abib, later called Nisan.
وَلٰكِنْ مَاذَا وَجَبَ عَلَى ٱلْإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ أَنْ يَفْعَلُوا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَحَرَّرُوا ؟‏