Misinterpretations often limit Passover to sheep or goats alone, overlooking 'herd' which includes cattle as permissible for the chagigah or festal offerings accompanying the Passover meal; others anachronistically impose this on New Testament Christianity as requiring literal animal sacrifices or centralized temples today, ignoring Christ's fulfillment as the ultimate Passover Lamb, or misuse it to advocate modern ecclesiastical centralization without regard for the unique Mosaic covenant context.
Deuteronomy 16:2
King James Version (1769)
2 Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the Lord thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the Lord shall choose to place his name there.
Deuteronomy 16:2 instructs the Israelites to offer the Passover sacrifice to the Lord from the flock or herd specifically at the place He chooses to establish His name, emphasizing centralized worship in the Promised Land to foster national unity, prevent idolatry from decentralized practices, and ensure offerings are made in holiness at God's designated sanctuary rather than in every locality.