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  2. Redemption (theology) - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Pidyon haben - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Pidyon shvuyim - Wikipedia

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    Pidyon shevuyim (Hebrew: פִּדְיוֹן שְׁבוּיִים, romanized: piḏyon šəvuyim, 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. Reconciliation, ransom negotiations, or unrelenting pursuit typically secured ...

  5. Firstborn (Judaism) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Raguel (angel) - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] This meaning is also related to the Hebrew word "rōʿī" (רֹעִי), meaning shepherd. [5] Raguel is almost always referred to as the archangel of justice, fairness, harmony, vengeance, and redemption. In the Book of Enoch, cap. XXIII, Raguel is one of the seven angels whose role is to watch.

  7. Goel (Judaism) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Emet Veyatziv - Wikipedia

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    The word emet (truth) is appended onto the Shema, and veyatziv appears as the first word. In the Western Ashkenazic rite, when a Zulat is recited, a shorter form of this prayer is recited instead of the regular form. Al Harishonim is the second paragraph. It focuses on the truth of redemption.

  9. Kohen - Wikipedia

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    Redemption of the firstborn son; Tzaraath (skin disease and mildew) ... is the Hebrew word for "priest", used in reference to the Aaronic priesthood, ...