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Redemption also applies to individuals or groups: an Israelite slave, [25] an Israelite captive, [26] and the firstborn son [27] pidyon haben, (Hebrew: פדיון הבן) or redemption of the first-born son, [28] is a mitzvah in Judaism whereby a Jewish firstborn son is redeemed from God by use of silver coins to a kohen. [29]
Pidyon shvuyim (Hebrew: פִּדְיוֹן שְׁבוּיִים, literally: Redemption of Captives) is a religious duty in Judaism to bring about the release of a fellow Jew captured by slave dealers or robbers, or imprisoned unjustly. The release of the captive is typically secured by reconciliation, ransom negotiations, or unrelenting pursuit.
The pidyon haben (Hebrew: פדיון הבן) or redemption of the first-born son [1] is a mitzvah in Judaism whereby a Jewish firstborn son is "redeemed" with money. The redemption is attained by paying five silver coins to a kohen (a patrilineal descendant of the priestly family of Aaron), on behalf of one's firstborn son. Another object of ...
Goel (Hebrew: גואל, romanized: goʾel}redeemer), in the Hebrew Bible and rabbinic Judaism, is a person who, as the nearest relative of someone, is charged with the duty of restoring that person's rights and avenging wrongs done to him or her. One duty of the goel was to redeem
The firstborn or firstborn son (Hebrew בְּכוֹר bəḵōr) is an important concept in Judaism.The role of firstborn son carries significance in the redemption of the first-born son, in the allocation of a double portion of the inheritance, and in the prophetic application of "firstborn" to the nation of Israel.
Megillah 17b), Atchalta De'Geulah (Aramaic: אתחלתא דגאולה; Hebrew: התחלת הגאולה , Hatchalat ha-Geulah; lit., "the beginning of the redemption") is the period of time before the coming of the Jewish Messiah takes place. It is the core idea of the Religious Zionist movement.
In contemporary Judaism, redemption (Hebrew: גְּאוּלָּה ge'ulah), refers to God redeeming the people of Israel from their various exiles. [5] This includes the final redemption from the present exile. [6] Judaism holds that adherents do not need personal salvation as Christians believe. Jews do not subscribe to the doctrine of ...
The Petter Chamor (Hebrew: פטר חמור) or Redemption of the firstborn, is a mitzvah in Judaism in which a male firstborn donkey is redeemed by the owner of the donkey, who gives a lamb or kid to a Kohen. [1] The lamb is not required to be firstborn. The mitzvah applies to the firstborn male offspring of a Jewish-owned donkey.