Skip to main content

Slaughter

Slaughter


‎In Israel, animals were slaughtered by cutting the carotid artery; the blood was caught in a bowl. After the animal was bloodless, it could be cooked or burned on the altar as sacrifice. Blood as bearer of life was splashed against the base of the altar
‎Gen 43:16; Exod 12:6, 12:21; 29:11; Lev 1:5, 1:11; 3:2, 3:8, 3:13; 4:4, 4:15; Deut 16:2–6; Prov 7:22; 24:11; Isa 14:21; 53:7; Jer 11:19; 50:27; 51:40

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Furnishings of the Tabernacle

Furnishings of the Tabernacle . ‎The book of Exodus details the construction of the tabernacle and its furnishings. As Yahweh’s sanctuary, the tabernacle served as God’s dwelling place among the Israelites—the expression of the covenant between Yahweh and His people ( Exod 25:8–9 ).
Post a Comment
Read more

The Ten Plagues of Egypt

The Ten Plagues of Egypt
Post a Comment
Read more

A Threshing Floor

A Threshing Floor In the ancient world, farmers used threshing floors to separate grain from its inedible husk (chaff) by beating it with a flail or walking animals on it—sometimes while towing a threshing sledge. Sledges were fitted with flint teeth to dehusk the grain more quickly. Other workers would turn the grain over so that it would be evenly threshed by the sledge.
Post a Comment
Read more