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Definition of Peace offering
1. Noun. Something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace.
Definition of Peace offering
1. Noun. A religious sacrifice in both Jewish,Christian, and Islamic traditions. ¹
2. Noun. An offering made to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace or reconciliation; an olive branch. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peace Offering
Literary usage of Peace offering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Theology of the Old Testament by Gustav Friedrich Oehler, George Edward Day (1883)
"The only remark to be made on the material of the peace-offering is thnt ...
The peace-offering was, like the burnt- offering, accompanied by a meat and a ..."
2. The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old Testament by George V. Wigram (1866)
"33.offereth the blood of the peace offering* 34. sacrifices of their peace ...
5. if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offering* 5. offer them (for) peace ..."
3. An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures by Thomas Hartwell Horne (1856)
"The appointed seasons and occasions of the peace-offering were, 1. ... terms Christ's
giving himself for us an offering (г. e. a peace-offering), ..."
4. Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, by Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1841)
"The peace offering was a voluntary return of thanks for benefits received, a
solicitation of favours, or solely a token of devotion ; and it depended on the ..."
5. Christian Workers' Commentary on the Old and New Testaments: Arranged in by James Martin Gray (1915)
"The peace offering, c. 3. The data for the law of the peace offering are ...
The peace offering might be a female (1), the explanation for which may be that ..."
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