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Questions about the offerings commanded in the bible and performed in the temple. There were several types of offerings, some fully consumed on the altar and some not. In addition to certain animals, grain and incense were offered.

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In Judges 11:39-40 did Jephthah actually sacrifice his daughter?

spiritual and moral state of the Israelites at the time; how much influenced they have become from their neighboring Cannanites, adopting their customs, and even sacrificing their children (in this case the sacrifice
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Honey offerings accepted but not for burning - Leviticus 2:11

In my opinion, that is also the reason why the Pascal lamb may not be eaten together with leavened bread, for it is a sacrifice to god and shall not be eaten together with the profane and the unholy. … The only difficulty with this theory is that wine is the prime example of an alcoholic beverage which comes about through fermentation yet it is commonly used in the bible for libation and sacrifice. …
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Did ancient peoples transition from killing their first born children to symbolically offeri...

There is actually some evidence from the bible itself that at some point in the history of biblical interpretation it was understood that God actually commanded sacrifice of the firstborn (an obvious reference … This is what Ezekiel 20:26 says: So I gave them other statutes that were not good and laws through which they could not live; 26 and I defiled them through their gifts—the sacrifice of every firstborn—that …
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In Genesis 22:5 why did Abraham say "We shall return" before sacrificing Isaac?

There is no evidence that Isaac went to his slaughter willingly, indeed Abraham had to bind him before he was going to sacrifice him; this strongly indicates that Isaac was protesting and had to be restrained … Proof of this, that his father hid this secret from him and told him "God himself will provide the lamb", because if he would've told him 'you are the sacrifice' it is possible that he would have …
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