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Peace offerings

(Heb. shelamim), detailed regulations regarding given in Lev. 3; 7:11-21, 29-34. They were of three kinds, (1) eucharistic or thanksgiving offerings, expressive of gratitude for blessings received; (2) in fulfilment of a vow, but expressive also of thanks for benefits recieved; and (3) free-will offerings, something spontaneously devoted to God.

In the Bible

80

Verses where Peace offerings is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 16:1

    So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:2

    When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

  • 1 Chronicles 21:26

    And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.

  • 1 Kings 3:15

    Then Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream. So he returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.

  • 1 Kings 8:63

    And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.

  • 1 Kings 8:64

    On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar before the LORD was too small to contain all these offerings.

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Voices on Peace offerings

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Leviticus 2 & 3 - Grain Offerings, Memorials, Peace Offerings - Dr. Michael Heiser42:25
A Seat For Jesus

Leviticus 2 & 3 - Grain Offerings, Memorials, Peace Offerings - Dr. Michael Heiser

A Seat For Jesus

Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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