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Shelomith Bat Dibri
Shelomith bat Dibri () is the only woman named in the Book of Leviticus. Her story is found in Leviticus 24:10-23. The focus of the passage is on Shelomith's son who committed blasphemy and was stoned to death. Shelomith in biblical narrative Leviticus 24:10–23 tells the story of a half-Israelite man whose name is not noted in the text. He was the son of an Israelites, Israelite mother, Shelomith, a daughter of Dibri (biblical figure), Dibri of the tribe of Dan. His father, an Egyptian, goes unnamed, as well. Shelomith's son, in a quarrel with another Israelite, Blasphemy, blasphemed against God, using the Divine Name. As a result, the Israelites brought him to Moses, and he was held in custody until a decision could be made (verse 12) about his punishment. Leviticus states that the Lord instructed Moses that he should be stoned. Therefore, Shelomith's son was stoned to death by the Israelites. Rabbinic tradition The rabbis in Vayikra Rabba learn from her name that she would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Of Leviticus
The Book of Leviticus (, from , ; , , 'And He called'; ) is the third book of the Torah (the Pentateuch) and of the Old Testament, also known as the Third Book of Moses. Many hypotheses presented by scholars as to its origins agree that it developed over a long period of time, reaching its present form during the Yehud Medinata, Persian Period, from 538 to 332 BC, although this is disputed. Most of its chapters (1–7, 11–27) consist of Yahweh, God's speeches to Moses, which he tells Moses to repeat to the Israelites. This takes place within the story of the Israelites' The Exodus, Exodus after they escaped Egypt and reached Biblical Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:1). The Book of Exodus narrates how Moses led the Israelites in building the Tabernacle (Exodus 35–40) with God's instructions (Exodus 25–31). In Leviticus, God tells the Israelites and their priests, Aaron and his sons, how to make offerings in the Tabernacle and how to conduct themselves while camped aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
