six days before the Passover. John writes, “Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany…” (John 12:1). Since Passover was celebrated on the 14th, this would mean that Jesus came to Bethany on the ninth. John then gives us further information to show us that Jesus entered Jerusalem on the tenth. He says, “The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: ‘Hosanna!