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Wave-Breast

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(חֲזֵה הִתְּנוּפָה; Sept. στηθύνιον ἀφωρίσματος or τῆς ἐπιθέματος; A.V. in Exodus 29:27, "breast of the wave-offering") was the breast of the victim offered in sacrifice, a ram (Exodus 29:27; Numbers 6:20), at the consecration of a priest or the purification of a Nazarite after his vow; or of any other animal in thank-offerings (Leviticus 7:34; Leviticus 10:14 sq.); or of the first-born-offering (Numbers 18:18). It was so called because waved by the priest (Exodus 29:27; Numbers 6:20), and belonged to him (Exodus 29:27; Leviticus 7:34), to be eaten by the members of his family who were in a state of ceremonial purity (10:14). (See WAVING).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Wave-Breast'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​w/wave-breast.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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