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7:20 one gold pan weighing 10 shekels, full of incense ; 7:21 one young bull , one ram , and one male lamb in its first year , for a burnt offering ; 7:22 one male goat for a purification offering ; 7:23 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings : two bulls , five rams , five male goats , and five male lambs in their first year . This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar . 7:24 On the third day Eliab son of Helon , leader of the Zebulunites , presented an offering. 7:25 His offering was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels , both according to the sanctuary shekel , each of them full of fine flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering ; 7:26 one gold pan weighing 10 shekels, full of incense ; 7:27 one young bull , one ram , and one male lamb in its first year , for a burnt offering ; 7:28 one male goat for a purification offering ; 7:29 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings : two bulls , five rams , five male goats , and five male lambs in their first year . This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon . 7:30 On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur , leader of the Reubenites , presented an offering. 7:31 His offering was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels , both according to the sanctuary shekel , each of them full of fine flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering ; 7:32 one gold pan weighing 10 shekels, full of incense ; 7:33 one young bull , one ram , and one male lamb in its first year , for a burnt offering ; 7:34 one male goat for a purification offering ; 7:35 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings : two bulls , five rams , five male goats , and five lambs in their first year . This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur . 7:36 On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai , leader of the Simeonites , presented an offering. 7:37 His offering was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels , both according to the sanctuary shekel , each of them full of fine flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering ; 7:38 one gold pan weighing 10 shekels ; 7:39 one young bull , one ram , and one male lamb in its first year , for a burnt offering ; 7:40 one male goat for a purification offering ; 7:41 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings : two bulls , five rams , five male goats , and five lambs in their first year . This was the offering of Sheloumiel son of Zurishaddai . 7:42 On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel , leader of the Gadites , presented an offering. 7:43 His offering was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels , both according to the sanctuary shekel , each of them full of fine flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering ; 7:44 one gold pan weighing 10 shekels ; 7:45 one young bull , one ram , and one male lamb in its first year , for a burnt offering ; 7:46 one male goat for a purification offering ; 7:47 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings : two bulls , five rams , five male goats , and five lambs in their first year . This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel . 7:48 On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud , leader of the Ephraimites , presented an offering. 7:49 His offering was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels , both according to the sanctuary shekel , each of them full of fine flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering ; 7:50 one gold pan weighing 10 shekels, full of incense ; 7:51 one young bull , one ram , and one male lamb in its first year , for a burnt offering ; 7:52 one male goat for a purification offering ; 7:53 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings : two bulls , five rams , five male goats , and five lambs in their first year . This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud . 7:54 On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur , leader of the Manassehites , presented an offering. 7:55 His offering was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels , both according to the sanctuary shekel , each of them full of fine flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering ; 7:56 one gold pan weighing 10 shekels, full of incense ; 7:57 one young bull , one ram , and one male lamb in its first year , for a burnt offering ; 7:58 one male goat for a purification offering ; 7:59 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings : two bulls , five rams , five male goats , and five lambs in their first year . This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur . 7:60 On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni , leader of the Benjaminites , presented an offering. 7:61 His offering was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels , both according to the sanctuary shekel , each of them full of fine flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering ; 7:62 one gold pan weighing 10 shekels, full of incense ; 7:63 one young bull , one ram , and one male lamb in its first year , for a burnt offering ; 7:64 one male goat for a purification offering ; 7:65 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings : two bulls , five rams , five male goats , and five lambs in their first year . This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni . 7:66 On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Amishaddai , leader of the Danites , presented an offering. 7:67 His offering was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels , both according to the sanctuary shekel , each of them full of fine flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering ; 7:68 one gold pan weighing 10 shekels, full of incense ; 7:69 one young bull , one ram , and one male lamb in its first year , for a burnt offering ; 7:70 one male goat for a purification offering ; 7:71 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings : two bulls , five rams , five male goats , and five lambs in their first year . This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Amishaddai . 7:72 On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran , leader of the Asherites , presented an offering. 7:73 His offering was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels , both according to the sanctuary shekel , each of them full of fine flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering ; 7:74 one gold pan weighing 10 shekels, full of incense ; 7:75 one young bull , one ram , and one male lamb in its first year , for a burnt offering ; 7:76 one male goat for a purification offering ; 7:77 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings : two bulls , five rams , five male goats , and five lambs in their first year . This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran . 7:78 On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan , leader of the Naphtalites , presented an offering. 7:79 His offering was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing 70 shekels , both according to the sanctuary shekel , each of them full of fine flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering ; 7:80 one gold pan weighing 10 shekels ; 7:81 one young bull , one ram , and one male lamb in its first year , for a burnt offering ; 7:82 one male goat for a purification offering ; 7:83 and for the sacrifice of peace offerings : two bulls , five rams , five male goats , and five lambs in their first year . This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan .
Summary
7:84 This was the dedication for the altar from the leaders of Israel , when it was anointed : twelve silver platters , twelve silver sprinkling bowls , and twelve gold pans . 7:85 Each silver platter weighed 130 shekels, and each silver sprinkling bowl weighed 70 shekels. All the silver of the vessels weighed 2,400 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel . 7:86 The twelve gold pans full of incense weighed 10 shekels each , according to the sanctuary shekel ; all the gold of the pans weighed 120 shekels. 7:87 All the animals for the burnt offering were 12 young bulls , 12 rams , 12 male lambs in their first year , with their grain offering , and 12 male goats for a purification offering. 7:88 All the animals for the sacrifice for the peace offering were 24 young bulls , 60 rams , 60 male goats , and 60 lambs in their first year . These were the dedication offerings for the altar after it was anointed . 7:89 Now when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the atonement lid that was on the ark of the testimony , from between the two cherubim . Thus he spoke to him.

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  • Israel

    [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...

  • Dedication

    [nave] DEDICATION Law concerning dedicated things, Lev. 27; Num. 18:14; 1 Chr. 26:26, 27. Must be without blemish, Lev. 22:18-23; Mal. 1:14. Not redeemable, Lev. 27:28, 29. Offering must be voluntary, Lev. 1:3; 22:19. See: Offe...

  • Altar

    [nave] ALTAR Built by Noah, Gen. 8:20; Abraham, Gen. 12:7, 8; 13:18; 22:9; Isaac, Gen. 26:25; Jacob, Gen. 33:20; 35:1-7; Moses, Ex. 17:15; 24:4; Balaam, Num. 23:1, 14, 29; Joshua, Deut. 27:4-7; Josh. 8:30-32; Reubenites and Gadites...

  • SPOON

    [isbe] SPOON - spoon (kaph; Septuagint thuiske, except in Jer 52:18, where it is kreagra, literally, "fork"): A hollow vessel, a censer; a small vessel in which incense was to be burnt, as is seen from the account given in Nu 7 of ...

  • Merarites

    [ebd] the descendants of Merari (Num. 26:57). They with the Gershonites and the Kohathites had charge of the tabernacle, which they had to carry from place to place (Num. 3:20, 33-37; 4:29-33). In the distribution of the oxen and ...

  • Liberality

    [nave] LIBERALITY. Ex. 22:29, 30 Ex. 13:2, 12. Ex. 23:15 Ex. 34:20. Ex. 25:1-8; Ex. 35:4-29; Ex. 36:3-6; Ex. 38:8; Lev. 19:5 Lev. 22:29; Num. 35:8. Deut. 12:11, 12, 17-19; Deut. 14:27-29; Deut. 15:7-18; Deut. 16:10, 17; Deut. 18:1...

  • Tabernacle

    [nave] TABERNACLE One existed before Moses received the pattern authorized on Mount Sinai, Ex. 33:7-11. The one instituted by Moses was called Sanctuary, Ex. 25:8; Tabernacle, Ex. 27:21; 33:7; 2 Chr. 5:5; of Testimony, Ex. 38:21; ...

  • Spoons

    [nave] SPOONS Of the tabernacle, Ex. 25:29; Num. 4:7; 7. Of the temple, 1 Kin. 7:50; 2 Chr. 4:22.

  • Goat

    [ebd] (1.) Heb. 'ez, the she-goat (Gen. 15:9; 30:35; 31:38). This Hebrew word is also used for the he-goat (Ex. 12:5; Lev. 4:23; Num. 28:15), and to denote a kid (Gen. 38:17, 20). Hence it may be regarded as the generic name of th...

  • Shekel

    [nave] SHEKEL A weight, equal to twenty gerahs, Ex. 30:13; Num. 3:47; Ezek. 45:12. Used to weigh silver, Josh. 7:21; Judg. 8:26; 17:2, 3. Fractions of, used in currency, Ex. 30:13; 1 Sam. 9:8; Neh. 10:32. Used to weigh gold, Gen...

  • Plate, Platter

    [nave] PLATE, PLATTER a dish. Dedicated to the tabernacle, Num. 7:13, 19, 25, 31, 37, 43, 49, 55, 61, 67, 73, 79, 84, 85. John Baptist's head carried on, Matt. 14:8, 11.

  • Gamaliel

    [ebd] reward of God. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Manasseh at the census at Sinai (Num. 1:10; 2:20; 7:54, 59). (2.) The son of rabbi Simeon, and grandson of the famous rabbi Hillel. He was a Pharisse, and therefore the opponent of...
    [isbe] GAMALIEL - ga-ma'-li-el (gamli'el, "reward or recompense of God"; Gamaliel): (1) The son of Pedahzur, and "prince of the children of Manasseh," chosen to aid in taking the census in the Wilderness (Nu 1:10; 2:20; 7:54,59; 10...
    [smith] (recompense of God). Son of Pedahzur; prince or captain of the tribe of Manasseh at the census at Sinai, (Numbers 1:10; 20:20; 7:54,59) and at starting on the march through the wilderness. ch. (Numbers 10:23) (B.C. 1490.) A ...
    [nave] GAMALIEL 1. A celebrated teacher. Speech of, before the Sanhedrin, Acts 5:33-40. Paul's teacher, Acts 22:3. 2. A captain of Manasseh, Num. 1:10; 2:20; 10:23. Offering of, at dedication of tabernacle, Num. 7:54-59.

  • Bowl

    [nave] BOWL Made of gold: For the tabernacle, Ex. 25:29; 37:16; temple, 1 Kin. 7:50; 1 Chr. 28:17; 2 Chr. 4:8; of silver, Num. 4:7; 7:13, 19, 25, 31, 37, 43, 49, 55, 61, 67, 73, 79, 84. Stamped "Holiness to the Lord,'' Zech. 14:20...

  • Silver

    [nave] SILVER From Tarshish, Ezek. 27:12; refining of, Prov. 17:3; 25:4; 26:23; Ezek. 22:18-22; Jer. 6:29, 30; Zech. 13:9; Mal. 3:3. See: Refining. Used for money, Gen. 13:2; 17:12; 20:16; 23:13-16; Amos 8:6; Matt. 10:9; 26:15; M...

  • Pagiel

    [isbe] PAGIEL - pa'-gi-el, pa'-ji-el, pa-gi'-el (pagh`i'el, "God's intervention"): Son of Ocran, of the tribe of Asher, among those enrolled by Moses at the numbering of Israel (Nu 1:13; 2:27). When the tabernacle was set up, the h...
    [smith] (God allots) the son of Ocran and chief of the tribe of Asher at the time of the exodus. (Numbers 1:13; 2:27; 7:72,77; 10:26) (B.C. 1491.)
    [nave] PAGIEL, son of Ocran and leader of the tribe of Asher at time of exodus, Num. 1:13; 2:27; 7:72, 77; 10:26.

  • Ahiezer

    [isbe] AHIEZER - a-hi-e'-zer ('achi`ezer, "brother is help"): (1) A son of Ammishaddai, a Danite prince, who acted as representative of his tribe on several occasions. (See Nu 1:12; 2:25; 7:66,71; 10:25.) (2) One of the mighty men ...
    [smith] (brother of help). Son of Ammishaddai, hereditary chieftain of the tribe of Dan. (Numbers 1:12; 2:25; 7:66) (B.C. 1490). The Benjamite chief of a body of archers in the time of David. (1 Chronicles 12:3) (B.C. 1050.)
    [nave] AHIEZER 1. Captain of the tribe of Dan, Num. 1:12; 2:25, 26. Contributes to the tabernacle, Num. 7:66-71. 2. One of David's valiant men, 1 Chr. 12:3.

  • Ahira

    [isbe] AHIRA - a-hi'-ra ('achira`, "brother of evil," or, "my brother is evil"): A man of Naphtali, contemporary with Moses. He is five times mentioned as the son of Enan. He was the representative of his tribe who assisted Moses i...
    [smith] (brother of evil , i.e. unlucky), Chief of the tribe of Naphtali. (Numbers 1:15; 2:29; 7:78,83; 10:27)
    [nave] AHIRA, captain of the tribe of Naphtali, Num. 1:15; 2:29; 7:78-83; 10:27.

  • Shelumiel

    [isbe] SHELUMIEL - she-lu'-mi-el (shelumi'el; both the punctuation and interpretation are in doubt. Massoretic Text punctuates the first element as a passive participle; the use of the participle in compounds is common in Assyrian ...
    [smith] (friend of God), the son of Zurishaddai, and prince of the tribe of Simeon at the time of the exodus. (Numbers 1:6; 2:12; 7:36,41; 10:19) (B.C. 1431.)
    [nave] SHELUMIEL, son of Zurishaddai, and leader of Simeon in time of Moses, Num. 1:6; 2:12; 7:36, 41; 10:19.

  • Zurishaddai

    [isbe] ZURISHADDAI - zu-ri-shad'-a-i, zu-ri-shad'-i (tsurishadday, "my rock is Shadday"): Father of Shelumiel the head of the tribe of Simeon (Nu 1:6; 2:12; 7:36,41; 10:19). See GOD, NAMES OF, II, 8; ZURIEL.
    [smith] (my rock is the Almighty), father of Shelumiel, the chief of the tribe of Simeon at the time of the exodus. (Numbers 1:6; 2:12; 7:36,41; 10:19)
    [nave] ZURISHADDAI, father of Shelumiel, Num. 1:6; 2:12; 7:36, 41; 10:19.

  • Abidan

    [isbe] ABIDAN - a-bi'-dan ('abhidhan, "father is judge"): Abidan, son of Gideoni, was a "prince" of the children of Benjamin (Nu 2:22; 10:24). He was chosen to represent his tribe at the census in the wilderness of Sinai (Nu 1:11)....
    [smith] (father of the judge), chief of the tribe of Benjamin at the time of the Exodus. (B.C. 1491.) (Numbers 1:11; 2:22; 7:60,65; 10:24)
    [nave] ABIDAN Num. 1:11; 2:22; 7:60, 65; 10:24
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  • 1:4 Ezekiel saw within the opened heavens a great cloud blown toward him by the north wind with lightning flashing from it almost constantly (cf. 1 Kings 19:11-13; Job 38:1; 40:6; Ps. 29:3-5). Israel's enemies had invaded fro...
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