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Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Thank Offerings
• Peace Offerings
• Offerings
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Scofield Reference Index
• Trespass-Offering
• Peace-Offering
• Offerings
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Thompson Chain Reference
• Wave-Offerings
• Unacceptable Offerings
• Trespass-Offerings
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The Topic Concordance
• Offerings
Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Sacrifices for Sin, Offerings; Extras: & Offerings
• Offerings & Oblations;: & Birds, Sacrifices
• Levi. Levites; ( an Offering: & Redemption of ...)
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Wave-Offering
• Trespass Offering
• Sin-Offering
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Dictionaries
American Tract Society
• Offering
• Drink-Offering
• Burnt-Offerings
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Offering
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Wave Offering
• Sin Offering
• Peace Offering
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Charles Buck Dictionary
• Offering
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Wood-Offering
• Wave Offerings
• Trespass Offering
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Wave Offering
• Trespass Offering
• Thank Offering
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Holman Bible Dictionary
• Sacrifice and Offering
• Peace Offering
• Offerings
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Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Wave-Breast, Wave-Offering
• Trespass-Offering
• Thank-Offering
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Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Offerings
• Offering
• Burnt-Offering
King James Dictionary
• Offering
• Offered
• Offer
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Wave-Offering
• Trespass Offering
• Thank Offering
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Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
• Offerings
• Offering
• Burnt Offerings
People's Bible Dictionary
• Offering
• Meat-Offering
• Burnt Offering
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Wave Offering
• Trespass Offering
• Thank Offering
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Offer, Offering
• Offering
• Offer
Wilson's Bible Types
• Offering
• Drink Offering
• Burnt Offering
Webster Dictionary
• Offering (2)
• Offering
• Offerer
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Offerings
Encyclopedias
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Burnt Offering
• Daily Offering or Sacrifice
• Drink Offering
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Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Burnt-Offerings
• Offering
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Burnt-Offering
• Burnt-Offering (2)
• Burnt-Offering, Altar of.
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Heave-Offering
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Offerings
• Votive Offerings
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Animal Offerings
• Burnt Offering
• Drink-Offering
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Lexicons
• ܝܰܩܕ݁ܳܐ
• ܩܽܘܪܒ݁ܳܢܳܐ
• ܩܪܶܒ݂
Girdleston's OT Synonyms
• Burnt-Offering
• Drink-Offering
• Fire-Offering
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• ἀναφέρω
• διδῶ , δίδωμι
• δῶρον
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• אַזְכָּרָה
• אָנַן
• אִשֶּׁה
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There were two distinct actions connected with the sacrifices. Any Israelite could bring an offering, or offer a gift, or a sacrifice; but only the priest could offer up the sacrifice on the altar to God. In the N.T. there are two Greek words translated 'to offer.' One is προσφέρω, 'to bring to ,' 'present.' This is used in Matthew 2:11 , of the wise men who 'presented' their gifts unto the Lord. So too vinegar was 'offered' to the Lord on the cross. Luke 23:36 . The word is referred to the Lord in Hebrews 9:14,25,28; Hebrews 10:12 . The other word is ἀναφέρω, 'to bring up,' and hence 'to offer up .' In Matthew 17:1 , Jesus, 'bringeth up' Peter, etc.; and in Luke 24:51 the Lord was 'carried up' into heaven. This word is employed in Hebrews 7:27 , both as to the high priest 'offering up' sacrifices and to Jesus who 'offered up' Himself. It occurs also in Mark 9:2; Hebrews 9:28; Hebrews 13:15; James 2:21; 1 Peter 2:5,24 .

In the LXX the word προσφέρω is mostly a translation of qarab, 'to draw near,' which constantly occurs in Leviticus and Numbers in the laws respecting the offering of sacrifices, and is translated 'to offer.' On the other hand ἀναφέρω is chiefly the rendering adopted for alah, 'to ascend, to make to ascend.' The word alah is frequently translated 'to offer,' but only twice in Leviticus (Leviticus 14:20; Leviticus 17:8 ); and four times in Numbers (Numbers 23:2,4,14,30 ), when Balaam and Balak offered up sacrifices. Both Greek words are applied to Christ as to the offering of Himself. Hebrews 9:14; Hebrews 7:27 . They are both also used of Abraham offering Isaac; he gave Isaac, and as a priest virtually offered him up. Hebrews 11:17; James 2:21 .