Omer offering, the Glossary
The omer offering (korban omer), or the sheaf offering, was an offering (korban) made by the Jewish priests in the Temple in Jerusalem.[1]
Table of Contents
20 relations: Aaron, Barley, Chadash, Counting of the Omer, Hebrew language, Josephus, Karaite Judaism, Kohen, Korban, Levite, New American Standard Bible, Omer (unit), Passover, Sacrifice, Second Temple, Septuagint, Shavuot, Temple in Jerusalem, Terumah (offering), Twenty-four priestly gifts.
- Jewish sacrificial law
Aaron
According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron was a Jewish prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of Moses.
Barley
Barley (Hordeum vulgare), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally.
Chadash
In Judaism, Chadash is a concept within Kashrut (the Jewish dietary regulations), based on the Biblical requirement not to eat any grain of the new year (or products made from it) prior to the annual Omer offering on the 16th day of Nisan. Omer offering and Chadash are Jewish sacrificial law.
Counting of the Omer
Counting of the Omer (Sefirat HaOmer, sometimes abbreviated as Sefira) is a ritual in Judaism.
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Hebrew language
Hebrew (ʿÎbrit) is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family.
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Josephus
Flavius Josephus (Ἰώσηπος,; AD 37 – 100) was a Roman–Jewish historian and military leader.
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Karaite Judaism
Karaite Judaism or Karaism is a non-Rabbinical Jewish sect and, in Eastern Europe, a separate Judaic ethno-religion characterized by the recognition of the written Tanakh alone as its supreme authority in halakha (Jewish religious law) and theology. Karaites believe that all of the divine commandments which were handed down to Moses by God were recorded in the written Torah without any additional Oral Law or explanation.
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Kohen
Kohen (כֹּהֵן, kōhēn,, "priest", pl., kōhănīm,, "priests") is the Hebrew word for "priest", used in reference to the Aaronic priesthood, also called Aaronites or Aaronides. Omer offering and Kohen are Jewish sacrificial law.
Korban
In Judaism, the (קָרְבָּן|qorbān|label.
Levite
Levites (Lǝvīyyīm) or Levi are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi.
New American Standard Bible
The New American Standard Bible (NASB, also simply NAS for "New American Standard") is a translation of the Bible in contemporary English.
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Omer (unit)
The omer (עֹ֫מֶר ‘ōmer) is an ancient Israelite unit of dry measure used in the era of the Temple in Jerusalem and also known as an isaron. Omer offering and omer (unit) are Jewish sacrificial law.
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Passover
Passover, also called Pesach, is a major Jewish holidayand one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals.
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Sacrifice
Sacrifice is the offering of material possessions or the lives of animals or humans to a deity as an act of propitiation or worship.
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Second Temple
The Second Temple was the reconstructed Temple in Jerusalem, in use between and its destruction in 70 CE.
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Septuagint
The Septuagint, sometimes referred to as the Greek Old Testament or The Translation of the Seventy (Hē metáphrasis tôn Hebdomḗkonta), and often abbreviated as LXX, is the earliest extant Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible from the original Hebrew.
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Shavuot
Shavuot (from Weeks), or Shvues (in some Ashkenazi usage), is a Jewish holiday, one of the biblically ordained Three Pilgrimage Festivals.
Temple in Jerusalem
The Temple in Jerusalem, or alternatively the Holy Temple, refers to the two religious structures that served as the central places of worship for Israelites and Jews on the modern-day Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.
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Terumah (offering)
A terumah (תְּרוּמָה), the priestly dues or heave offering, is a type of offering in Judaism. Omer offering and terumah (offering) are Jewish sacrificial law.
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Twenty-four priestly gifts
In Judaism, the twenty-four priestly gifts are an enumeration of the various gifts which halakha requires to be given to Jewish priests (kohanim).
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See also
Jewish sacrificial law
- Binding of Isaac
- Bronze laver
- Chadash
- Chelev
- Dough offering
- Drink offering
- First Fruits
- Gift offering
- Guilt offering
- High Priest of Israel
- Holy of Holies
- Incense offering
- Incense offering in rabbinic literature
- Kohen
- Laws and customs of the Land of Israel in Judaism
- Maaleh Ashan
- Omer (unit)
- Omer offering
- Passover Seder
- Peace offering
- Pesachim
- Poor man's tithe
- Priestly divisions
- Prohibition against slaughtering an animal and its offspring on the same day
- Second tithe
- Semicha in sacrifices
- Showbread
- Sin offering
- Temurah (Talmud)
- Terumah (offering)
- Terumat hamaaser
- Thank offering
- Tithes in Judaism
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omer_offering
Also known as Korban omer, Wave Offering, Wave offerings, Wave-Offering.