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 G-d calls to Moses from the Tent of Meeting, and communicates to
him the laws of the korbanot, the animal and meal offerings
brought in the Sanctuary. These include:
- The "ascending offering" (olah) that is wholly raised to G-d by
the fire atop the Altar;
- Five varieties of "meal offering" (minchah) prepared with fine
flour, olive oil and frankincense;
- The "peace offering" (shelamim), whose meat was eaten by the one
bringing the offering, after parts are burned on the Altar and
parts are given to the Kohanim (priests);
- The different types of "sin offering" (chatat) brought to atone
for transgressions committed erroneously by the High Priest, the
entire community, the king, or the ordinary Jew;
- The "guilt offering" (asham) brought by one who has appropriated
property of the Sanctuary, who is in doubt as to whether he
transgressed a divine prohibition, or who has committed a
"betrayal against G-d" by swearing falsely to defraud a fellow
man.
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