Lev.1-Lev.7

Priestly handbook from Sinai. Sacrifices, festivals, food laws, and the holiness code. The book that teaches Israel how to live in proximity…

A white tree resin burned as sacred incense in the Temple — its rising smoke was a symbol of prayer ascending to God.

The standard dry measure of ancient Israel — about 22 litres of grain, a large basket. The prophet Amos rails against shopkeepers who shrink…