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• firstlings — first·ling || fÉœrstlɪŋ / fɜːs n. first thing of its type; first offspring (of an animal); first product, first result …   English contemporary dictionary

• firstlings — archaic the first agricultural produce or animal offspring of a season. → firstling …   English new terms dictionary

• First-Born — • The word, though casually taken in Holy Writ in a metaphorical sense, is most generally used by the sacred writers to designate the first male child in a family Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. First Born     First Born …   Catholic encyclopedia

• FIRSTBORN — In the Bible Primogeniture is a persistent and widespread institution whose legal, social, and religious features were reflected in the norms of ancient Israelite society. Biblical legislation gave the firstborn male a special status with respect …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Firstling — First ling (f[ e]rst l[i^]ng), n. [First + ling.] 1. The first produce or offspring; said of animals, especially domestic animals; as, the firstlings of his flock. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. The thing first thought or done. [1913 Webster] The very …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• PRIESTS AND PRIESTHOOD — Definition of Priesthood The priests are the principal functionaries in divine services, their special task being to engage in cultic ceremonies which they conducted mainly in the Temple. In general the priests post is authorized by hereditary… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• TITHE — General The rendering of tithes of property for sacral purposes was common all over the ancient Near East, though well documented and first hand evidence concerning tithes comes mainly from Mesopotamia (ešrû/eširtu; cf. Dandamaev, in bibl.).… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Aside — An aside is a literary device in that an actor speaks to the audience; he/she is not heard by the other characters. It is similar to a monologue and soliloquy.OriginsIn the European dramatic tradition, the aside has a lengthy pedigree; versions… …   Wikipedia

• Re'eh — Re eh, Reeh, R eih, or Ree (ראה Hebrew for “see,” the first word in the parshah) is the 47th weekly Torah portion ( parshah ) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth in the book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes ) Centralized… …   Wikipedia

• Sacrifice — • This term is identical with the English offering (Latin offerre) and the German Opfer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sacrifice     Sacrifice      …   Catholic encyclopedia