Of the offerings, it was the custom in the earlier time to dedicate a portion to the deity but to use the greater part in sacred feasts, at which a priest, if present, was of course allowed also in one way or another to participate. But he does not appear to have had a legal claim to any definite dues of flesh. "Eli's sons were worthless persons, and cared not about Jehovah, or about the priests'right and duty with the people.
Titel | Prolegomena To The History Of Israel Prolegomena to the History of Israel: With a Reprint of the Article Israel' from the Encyclopaedia Britannica |
Auteur | Julius Wellhausen |
Uitgever | Kessinger Publishing |
Jaar Verschenen | 2004 |
Taal | Engels |
Pagina's | pp. 376 |
ISBN13 | 9781419143212 |
Onderwerp | Julius Wellhausen |
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