Objects
lambs
Seven lambs are set apart by Abraham as evidence for the Beersheba well agreement. Two yearling male lambs are offered each day in perpetuity on the altar of the Tent of Meeting, one at dawn and one at twilight.
Category
Objects
First mention
Genesis 21:28
Tags
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Genesis 21Exodus 29Covenant signSacrifice
Scripture references
- Genesis 21:28
Abraham put seven lambs of the flock on one side.
- Genesis 21:30
You must accept these seven lambs ... as evidence that I have dug this well.
- Exodus 29:38
'This is what you must offer on the altar: two yearling male lambs each day in perpetuity.