| Why were Bnei Yisrael (the Children of Israel) commanded to put blood on their doorposts and lintel? |  To signify to God to pass over their homes when killing the first born  To keep away the angel of death  To signify to the Mitzrim (Egyptians) that the Mitzrim would die  To keep away the angel of death and to signify to the Mitzrim that the Mitzrim would die |