Leviticus • Chapter 2 (16 verses)
And when any will offer a grain offering unto the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon: And he shall bring it to Aaron 's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil... Mentions: Aaron .
Old Testament • 27 Chapters
Leviticus (Old Testament, 27 chapters). Key figures: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Nadab , Abihu , Uzziel . Key places: Sinai , Egypt , Canaan , Dan . Opens with: "And the Lord called unto Moses , and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,..."
Leviticus • Chapter 20 (27 verses)
And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel , Whosoever he be of the children of Israel , or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall st... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel.
Leviticus • Chapter 21 (24 verses)
And the Lord said unto Moses , Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron , and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and fo... Mentions: Moses , Aaron , Jacob/Israel .
Leviticus • Chapter 22 (33 verses)
And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel , and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the Lord. Say unto them, Whosoever he be o... Mentions: Moses , Aaron , Jacob/Israel , Egypt .
Leviticus • Chapter 23 (44 verses)
And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Speak unto the children of Israel , and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an h... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Egypt .
Leviticus • Chapter 24 (23 verses)
And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Command the children of Israel , that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually. Without the veil of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the ev... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Dan .
Leviticus • Chapter 25 (55 verses)
And the Lord spake unto Moses in mount Sinai , saying, Speak unto the children of Israel , and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the Lord. Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineya... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Sinai , Egypt .
Leviticus • Chapter 26 (46 verses)
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God. Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. If ye walk in my stat... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Isaac , Abram/Abraham , Moses , Egypt , Sinai .
Leviticus • Chapter 27 (34 verses)
And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Speak unto the children of Israel , and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the Lord by thy estimation. And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even th... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Sinai .
Leviticus • Chapter 12 (8 verses)
And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Speak unto the children of Israel , saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean. And in the eighth day the ... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel .
common, profane, unholy
Common, unconsecrated; ordinary sphere of life in distinction from sacred realm of qodesh (Leviticus 10:10, 1 Samuel 21:4).
Derivation: From חָלַל (H2490) to profane.
purity, cleanness, brightness
Physical purity, radiant clarity, cultic cleansing after childbirth (Leviticus 12:4-6) and clear sapphire theophany (Exodus 24:10).
Derivation: From טָהֵר (H2891).
to atone, expiate, cover, propitiate
To atone, make propitiation, purge, ransom; central action in Leviticus whereby blood expiates guilt, cleanses defilement, and turns away wrath.
Derivation: Perhaps from pitch/covering (H3724), or Akkadian kuppuru (to wipe clean).
atonement, expiation (Yom Kippur)
Atonement, expiation; occurs in plural of intensity Yom Kippurim (Day of Atonement, Leviticus 23:27), annual cleansing of sanctuary and nation.
Derivation: From כָּפַר (H3722) to atone.
thanksgiving, confession, thank offering
Thanksgiving choir, thank offering sacrifice (Leviticus 7:12), confession of God's righteous truth; enter His gates with thanksgiving (Psalm 100:4).
Derivation: From יָדָה (H3034).
redemption, right of redemption, kinship
Right of repurchase, price of liberation, redemption of family ancestral inheritance (Leviticus 25, Ruth 4:6, Jeremiah 32:7).
Derivation: From גָּאַל (H1350).
appointed time, festival, solemn assembly
Appointed time, sacred festival; holy feasts of liturgical calendar (Leviticus 23) and Tent of Meeting (Ohel Mo'ed).
Derivation: From יָעַד (H3259) to appoint.
shout of joy, trumpet blast, battle alarm
Shout of acclamation welcoming the King, blast of ram's horn on Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah, Leviticus 23:24), and war shout.
Derivation: From רוּעַ (H7321).
to love, desire, delight in
To love, delight in; commanded in Shema ('love the LORD your God with all your heart', Deuteronomy 6:5) and neighbor love (Leviticus 19:18).
Derivation: Primitive root.
lot, destiny, allotment, inheritance
Sacred lot cast to determine divine will (Proverbs 16:33), allocate promised land to tribes, and designate Yom Kippur goats (Leviticus 16:8).
Derivation: From an unused root meaning rough, pebble.
sojourner, resident alien, stranger
Resident alien living among Israel without tribal land; commanded to be loved as oneself because Israel was a stranger in Egypt (Leviticus 19:34).
Derivation: From גּוּר (H1481) to sojourn, dwell.
blood, lifeblood, shed blood
Blood, lifeblood; vehicle of creaturely life ('life of the flesh is in the blood', Leviticus 17:11) given upon altar to make atonement.
Derivation: Primitive word.
