Leviticus
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8.8
- proper noun
- /lɛˈvɪtɪkəs/
:
Levítico
- Jubilee, as laid out in the Bible's book of Leviticus, was a time when debts were forgiven.
- the Book of Leviticus
- verse in Leviticus
- Leviticus 26:2
Examples
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Leviticus 5:14.
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The text engraved upon it is from Leviticus: "Proclaim liberty to all the land, and all the inhabitants thereof."
Academic text (2002) -
Leviticus, chapter 20, verse ten.
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Leviticus chapter 10 verse 1.
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'Leviticus' 20:16.
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Leviticus 19:18.
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According to Chapter 27 of the Bible's Book of Leviticus, women are supposed to earn three-fifths of what men earn.
Academic text (1991) -
The Massachusetts Puritans, who sought wisdom through Scripture alone, applied the Leviticus death penalty to four blasphemers in 1659.
Academic text (2010) -
While Leviticus 26:1 was straightforward in significance and widely discussed in medieval religious commentaries, Leviticus 26:2 was not.
Academic text (2005) -
In Leviticus, various laws and commandments guide the behavior of the Israelites.
Synonyms
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7.9
A book in the Old Testament that gives rules for priests and the people of Israel
Compounds
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7.9
A book in the Old Testament that gives rules for priests and the people of Israel
Surface Forms
Etymology
Leviticus comes from a Greek title Levitika meaning 'of the Levites', the tribe of Levi who served as priests. So Leviticus is the book of religious laws and rituals linked to those priests and the people, which is why it contains rules for worship and daily life.