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Another burnt-offering is that of Jethro, Moses' father-in-law (Exodus 18:12). The Nevi'im section of the Hebrew Bible, particularly passages in the Book of Judges, presents the practice of the burnt offering. [10] In the story of Gideon, a slaughter offering of a young goat and unleavened bread is consumed by fire sent from heaven. [13]
Burnt offering (olah), entirely burnt on the altar; Peace offering (shelamim), mostly eaten by humans; Sin offering (hatat) Guilt offering (asham) Gift offering (mincha), consisting of vegetable rather than animal products; Sacrifices offered on specific occasions include: Daily offerings (tamid) Mussaf (additional) offering for Shabbat and ...
A sin offering also occurs in 2 Chronicles 29:21 where seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs and seven he-goats were sacrificed on the command of King Hezekiah for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. Like all types of sacrifices offered on the altar, the flour had to be unscented and the animal had to be completely unblemished.
Blood sacrifices were divided into burnt offerings (Hebrew: עלה קרבנות) in which the whole unmaimed animal was burnt, guilt offerings (in which part was burnt and part left for the priest) and peace offerings (in which similarly only part of the undamaged animal was burnt and the rest eaten in ritually pure conditions).
According to the Tosefta, [3] ten 'gifts' which were to be given to the Kohanim within the Temple area were portions of: 1. an animal brought as a sin offering 2. guilt offering 3. sacrifices of the communal peace offering 4. a bird brought as a sin offering 5. the suspensive guilt offering (asham talui) [4] 6. the olive oil offering of a ...
From the high priest: one young bull for a sin-offering, and one ram for a burnt-offering; From the people of Israel: two goats for a sin-offering, and one ram for a burnt-offering; Regarding the people's two goats: lots were chosen, and one became a sacrifice, while the other became the scapegoat. [10]
Syrian Christians attended Christmas Eve services on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad in early December, in an early test of the new Islamist rulers ...
Candlemas, also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Feast of the Holy Encounter, is a Christian feast day commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple by Joseph and Mary. It is based upon the account of the presentation of Jesus in Luke 2:22–40.