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3 “Whatever man of the house of Israel who akills an ox or lamb or goat in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp,  
4 and does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting to offer an offering to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord, the guilt of bloodshed shall be aimputed to that man. He has shed blood; and that man shall be1 cut off from among his people,  
5 to the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices awhich they offer in the open field, that they may bring them to the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to the priest, and offer them as peace offerings to the Lord.  
6 And the priest ashall sprinkle the blood on the altar of the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and bburn the fat for a sweet aroma to the Lord.  
7 They shall no more offer their sacrifices ato demons, after whom they bhave played the harlot. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations.” ’  
8 “Also you shall say to them: ‘Whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, awho offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,  
9 and does not abring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to offer it to the Lord, that man shall be1 cut off from among his people.  
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Leviticus 17:5-7

Sacrificial land animals (such as cattle, lamb, or goat) were to be butchered only at the Altar of the Tabernacle. To eat this kind of meat outside of this context was a very serious offense. Why? Verse 5.

The Egyptians worshipped goats. And, all around the Israelites were people who sacrificed goats to gods associated with goats. Of course, Moses recognized that they were really sacrificing to demons. Let us drop down to verse 13:

Excerpted from On This Side of Jordan

Leviticus 17:1-7

That applied to every sacrifice except the Passover. That was the one exception, and that is why Philo wrote as he did. It was so distinctive that it deserved, according to him, a quote in his books.

Excerpted from Passover (Part 6)



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