Peace Offerings
Peace Offerings [nave]
PEACE OFFERINGS,Ex. 20:24; 24:5; Lev. 3:6; 7:11; 19:5.
Offered by the princes, Num. 7:17; by Joshua, Josh. 8:31; by David, 2 Sam. 6:17; 24:25.
See: Offerings.
Peace offerings [ebd]
(Heb. shelamim), detailed regulations regarding given in Lev. 3; 7:11-21, 29-34. They were of three kinds, (1) eucharistic or thanksgiving offerings, expressive of gratitude for blessings received; (2) in fulfilment of a vow, but expressive also of thanks for benefits recieved; and (3) free-will offerings, something spontaneously devoted to God.
