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The sacrificial type of the Lamb of God, therefore the most frequent victim (; ; taleh; , "a sucking lamb," , from whence comes the Aramaic talitha, "maid," ). Kebes, "a lamb from the first to the third year"; offered in the daily morning and evening sacrifice (-41), on the sabbath (), at the new moon feasts (), that of trumpets (), of tabernacles (-40), Pentecost (-20), Passover (), at the dedication of the tabernacle (Numbers 7), Aaron's consecration (), Solomon's. coronation (), Hezekiah's purification of the temple (), Josiah's Passover (), women's purification after childbirth (), at a leper's cleansing (-25), the Passover presentation of firstfruits (), for sins of ignorance (), in beginning and closing the Nazarite's separation (; ).
Amnos is used in the Gospel of John, which describes the life and death of Jesus as the paschal, sacrificial Lamb. In alone arnia is used, so in Revelation also arnion. This arnion being a diminutive expresses "endearment", namely, the endearing relation in which Jesus, now glorified, stands to us as the consequence of His previous relation as the sacrificed amnos on earth; so also our relation to Him, He the "precious Lamb," we one with Him and His dear lambs (). Kar, "the wether": Mesha of Moab paid 100,000 as tribute to Israel (; ). Tsown, strictly "a flock" (). Seh, each individual of a flock.