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Barnes' Notes on Leviticus 19:23

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Fruit ... uncircumcised - i. e. unfit for presentation to Yahweh. In regard to its spiritual lesson, this law may be compared with the dedication of the first-born of beasts to Yahweh Exodus 13:12; Exodus 34:19. Its meaning in a moral point of view was plain, and tended to illustrate the spirit of the whole Law. return to 'Top of Page'
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