Leviticus 16:21
The Scripture
(21) And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter the priest is instructed to perform a special sacrifice called the Day of Atonement, where he offers the bull and the goat to cleanse the people from sin. The focus is on the ritual of purification and the importance of obeying God’s law.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Leviticus 1:4Exodus 29:10Leviticus 26:40Ezra 10:1Nehemiah 1:6Nehemiah 1:7Nehemiah 9:3Nehemiah 9:4Nehemiah 9:5Psalms 32:5Psalms 51:3Proverbs 28:13
Related verses (shared words)
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