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All the days of Simeon the Just, a blessing was sent upon the two loaves and the show-bread, so that a portion came to every priest, to the quantity of an olive at least; and there were some others to whom something remained after they had eaten their fill: but when Simeon the
From the Talmud and Hebraica 1602-1675 1979
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"For the show-bread was not to be eaten unless for one day and one night; that is, on the sabbath and the going-out of the sabbath; David, therefore, came thither in the going-out of the sabbath."
From the Talmud and Hebraica 1602-1675 1979
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"The two loaves" (daily offered by the chief priest) "and the show-bread are baked aright either in the court or in Bethphage."
From the Talmud and Hebraica 1602-1675 1979
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He says, “Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary, for there was a tabernacle made; the first wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the show-bread; which is called the sanctuary.”
The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, May, 1880 Various
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God called them, Luke ix. 25-27; so he proves that in like case of necessity it was lawful for his disciples on the sabbath-day to rub ears of corn and eat them, &c., from David's example of eating show-bread when he had need, Matt. xii.
The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
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David, in the extremity of his need, took the show-bread from the Table of the Lord, he was in every sense of the word justified, for the letter of the law ceased at that moment to exist.
New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index Various
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An exactly similar case to the above occurred with the family of Garmah, which had the monopoly of the knowledge of preparing the show-bread used in the services of the Temple.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala Various
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If we emphasize only that which was general and common to all, the simplest sacrificial rite consists in the mere exposition of the gifts in a holy place, as for example the show-bread (panis propositionis) of the Israelites and
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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And these were in ignominy: The family of Garmu, who were unwilling to instruct in the preparation of the show-bread.
Hebrew Literature Epiphanius Wilson 1880
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This "bread of life which came down from heaven," is like the show-bread among the Jews, "which none may eat but the priest only," unless it be by extraordinary favour, and particular licence from the bishop.
The Works of Dr. John Tillotson, Late Archbishop of Canterbury. Vol. 09. 1630-1694 1820
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