Quotes About Tradition

On the eighth day she is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.

After Aaron casts lots for the two goats, one for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat,

It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.

The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments

ëAnyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it

Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice

Therefore I say to the Israelites, ëNone of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.í

You must not follow the practices of the land of Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not follow the practices of the land of Canaan, into which I am bringing you. You must not walk in their customs.

You must not have sexual relations with your sonís daughter or your daughterís daughter, for that would shame your family.

You must not dishonor your fatherís brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations with her; she is your aunt.

You must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.

It shall be eaten on the day you sacrifice it, or on the next day; but what remains on the third day must be burned up.

You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.

You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.

You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.

You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.

The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.

The woman he marries must be a virgin.

He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people,

Moses told this to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites.

When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the sacred offerings, for they are his food.

But you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.