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In some listings of the [[613 commandments]], such as the ''[[Minchat Chinuch]]'', the biblical obligation to consume ''maror'' is included within the commandment to consume the meat of the sacrificial [[Paschal offering]].<ref name="MC">''Minchat Chinuch'' 6:14 ''u'v'mitzvah''</ref>
Ever since the Paschal offering ceased to exist with the destruction of the [[Temple in Jerusalem]] in 70 CE, the obligation to consume ''maror'' on the first night of Passover has been rabbinical in nature. Meaning what?
The only two biblical reference to the ''maror'' is the verse quoted above (Exodus 12:8) in which it is mentioned in reference to the offering, and in Numbers 9:11 where "They are to eat the lamb, together with the unleavened bread and bitter herbs".<ref name="MC" /> This is in contradistinction to the obligation to consume ''[[matzo]]'' on the first night of Passover, which remains a biblical commandment even in the absence of the Paschal Lamb, because there are other biblical verses that mention ''matzo'' as a standalone obligation (Exodus 12:18, Deuteronomy 16:8)
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