As this ram was one of the ten things listed in Pirkey Avos (5:6) that were created right before Shabbos and was thus 1000+ years old - it was called an איל. Based on this, we can explain why Avrohom and Yitzchok spoke about a "שה" (another word for a young sheep), as they were surely not expecting to use a 1000+ year old ram as the sacrifice.

Mar 4, 2016 · When an ox, sheep or goat is born, it must stay with its mother for seven days; from day eight and on, it will be accepted as a burned sacrifice to God. So the minimum age for any sacrifice is eight days. The Passover sacrifice -- as well as the standard daily offering -- were less than a year old. But the wrong translation can confuse you on this.

Oct 11, 2021 · Herding sheep -- anything you'd be ordering the dog to do? Once it's trained to herd, you don't have to stop it from doing what's normal. Bomb-sniffing rodents -- obviously, "save a life by stopping bombs" comes above all else. But even without that -- sniffing isn't Sabbath-prohibited labor.

May 28, 2024 · Exodus Chapter 12, Verses 21-24 read as follows (King James Translation) 21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them: ‘Draw out, and take you lambs according to your fami...

Jul 10, 2024 · Based on this, it would seem that "Khir" refers to some idolatrous Phoenician deity, and therefore the name Chiram - חירם - is a contraction of Khir - חיר and Ram - רם. So, we get the following development: חירם < חיררם, with that name meaning "(the god) Khir is great".

Nov 27, 2024 · The books of the Prophets and Kings highlight the ongoing conflict between the Judeans and the Philistines. However, the Torah shows no awareness of the Philistine nation (people) besides not lett

Aug 23, 2015 · These are the only two times I've heard of an ibex horn being used for a shofar instead of the usual ram's horn, and in one case we only have an anecdote in the press. So I'm wondering: is or was an ibex horn commonly used anywhere? (If so, where and when?) Or would that be giving too much weight to a single Dutch artifact and some Italian stories?

Nov 17, 2019 · In the Korban Tamid (Bamidbar 28:1-8), it states, "The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at dusk; and the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-

Oct 25, 2021 · In Leviticus 16:3, Aaron is told to bring a bull for sin offering, and a ram for burnt offering. He is later told in verse 5 to bring two male goats for sin offering and from what I see yet another ram for burnt offering. Throughout chapter 16, he is then given detailed instruction with regards to the bull and the two male goats.

Mar 26, 2023 · The Torah in Vayikra 1:11 teaches us that, for example the sheep that was being used as an korban, needed to be slaughtered on the north side (צָפֹ֖נָה) of the altar: It shall be slaughtered before יהוה on the north side of the altar, and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall dash its blood against all sides of the altar.