Book of Leviticus

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Book of Leviticus - the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents

Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible

Laws, Pentateuch, Torah - the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit

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The practice comes from the Book of Leviticus, which declares that "all citizens of Israel shall live in booths, in order that future generations may know that I made the Israelite people live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt.

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A highlight from the SchA[cedilla]yen Collection is a fragment containing part of the Book of Leviticus.

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High-resolution scanning of the document, which revealed the scroll was a copy of the Book of Leviticus - one of the first five holy books of the Bible, collectively called the Pentateuch.

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The first essay begins with a discussion of the opening verse of the Book of Leviticus (Sefer Vayikra) and Rashi's comments thereon.

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On the other hand, Pacquiao cited lines from the Book of Leviticus to support his viewpoint.

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The Book of Leviticus states: "And thou shalt number seven Sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven Sabbaths of years shall be unto three forty and nine years.

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My young friend had cleverly quoted the book of Leviticus to argue that the greatest sin was to be homosexual.

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Things did not go as I had planned, so I tore up the book of Leviticus in the classroom, in front of the students who were using old biblical verses to discriminate against me.

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The Most Rev Justin Welby called on Christians, quoting from the Book of Leviticus to "break down barriers, to welcome the stranger and love them as ourselves (Leviticus 19:34).

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It is understood the book of Leviticus was written by Moses.

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The Book of Leviticus says that "Every grain offering you bring to the Lord must be made without yeast, for you are not to burn any yeast or honey in a food offering presented to the Lord" (2:11).

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Joseph outreach coordinator Sister Paula Cormier read from the book of Leviticus during the service.