This verse comes from Leviticus, the third book of the Torah, or Old Testament. Leviticus means "of the Levites," one of the tribes of Israel, says the website Bible Study Tools.

Leviticus gets a bad rap. It lacks the great narratives of the first two books and is full of rules and regulations. Many of these instructions (Lev 1-10) deal with ...

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CARDOZO ON THE PARASHAH: ESSAYS ON THE WEEKLY TORAH PORTION VOL. 3: THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS/VAYIKRA By Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo Kasva Press SCRIBES FINISH writing a Torah scroll. (photo credit ...

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The dangers of sacrifice are apparent in the Book of Kings as well. The prophet Elijah challenges 850 pagan priests of Baal and Asherah, who are advising the king, Ahab.

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In Leviticus, the people are described as stiff-necked. Zornberg paraphrases the 12th-century Jewish commentator Rashi, who explains the phrase as “an inability to turn one’s head to hear something ...

The book takes its name from the tribe of Levi, which provided priests and other religious functionaries in ancient Israel. Leviticus follows Exodus in the Bible and serves as a code of liturgical ...

According to National Geographic, the earliest mention of Rosh Hashanah by name is found in the Mishnah, a Jewish legal text dated to 200 C.E. 2. It's a time to reflect on the coming year "Rosh ...

It was cast with the lettering “Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof”, a Biblical reference from the Book of Leviticus.