Easton's Bible Dictionary. M.G. Easton. 1897.
Wave offering — are peace offerings so called, because they were waved ( T nufah in Hebrew) by the priests (Ex. 29:24, 26, 27; Lev. 7:20 34; 8:27; 9:21; 10:14, 15, etc.), in token of a solemn special presentation to God. They then became the property of the… … Wikipedia
wave offering — noun : a sacrificial offering elevated and swung to and fro in ancient Jewish religious ceremony and afterwards reserved for the personal use of the priestly families * * * wave offering noun An ancient Jewish custom of moving the hands in… … Useful english dictionary
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SACRIFICE — IN THE BIBLE In the Bible various verbs are used to designate the act of sacrifice. Two of them, שחט and טבח, are used for the slaughter of animals for both secular (cf. Gen. 43:16; Num. 11:22) and sacred purposes, while the verbs זבח (hence the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Priestly Code — The Priestly Code is the name given, by academia, to the body of laws expressed in the torah which do not form part of Deuteronomy, the Holiness Code, the Covenant Code, the Ritual Decalogue, or the Ethical Decalogue. The Priestly Code thus… … Wikipedia
Numbers 18 — 1 And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father s house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood. 2 And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi … The King James version of the Bible
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literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
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