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Why does Matthew 26:17 seem to ignore/contradict the instructions and schedule of Leviticus 23:5-7?
In Leviticus 23, Passover completely precedes the Feast of Unleavened Bread, with the first day being a day of convocation:
[Lev 23:5-8 NLT] (5) "The LORD's Passover begins at sundown on the ...
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History: Per Leviticus 19:27 would the apostles have had side locks? [closed]
[Lev 19:27 ESV] (27) You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard.
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Related article from Jewish Encylopedia.
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In Leviticus 15:8 why are husband and wife unclean temporarily after emission of semen?
We see in Leviticus 15:18 where the man and woman are unclean until evening after a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen. Why does this make them unclean?
[Lev 15:8 KJV] 8 And ...
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In Judges 8:18 what suggested royalty to Zebah and Zalmunna?
KJV Judges 8:18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
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What does wool signify in Ezekiel 44:17?
Priests are forbidden to wear any woollen clothing during ministering in the temple & the reason given here is perspiration.
Ezekiel 44:17 KJV
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Does Leviticus say that leprosy can be cured with two birds?
Leviticus 14:3-7 states:
The priest is to go outside the camp and examine them. If they have been healed of their defiling skin disease, the priest shall order that two live clean birds and some ...
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What happened to the fire on the altar during the breaking up of the camp in the wilderness?
Leviticus 6:8
8 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all ...
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What calendar was used in the first books of the Bible? [duplicate]
Reading Leviticus, I found several verses relatives to months and dates. And I wondered how long those months were and how were they measured.
I know that the modern Hebrew calendar is a lunar ...
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In Genesis 24:2 why did Abraham have his servant make his oath under his "thigh"?
There is an old question on Christianity.SE which I suggested that it should also be asked here - since we don't migrate OLD questions. In doing so, I noticed that the OP hasn't been really active ...
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What did it mean to "rise before the aged" in ancient Hebrew culture?
We read an ordinance in Leviticus:
You shall rise before the aged and show deference to the old; you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.—Leviticus 19:32 (NJPS)
In English, "rise" can simply ...
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