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Leviticus 17–22: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

Jacob Milgrom, a rabbi and Bible scholar, has devoted the bulk of his career to examining the laws of the Torah. His incisive commentary on Leviticus, which began with Leviticus 1–16, continues in this second of three volumes. It provides an authoritative and comprehensive explanation of ethical values concealed in Israel’s rituals. Although at first glance Leviticus seems far removed from the...

of Hannah’s vow! It therefore was optional and rare, not mandatory and frequent, and it is categorically rejected by God. In any event, Micah’s question reflects popular belief, not divine law. Fishbane (1985: 181–82, n. 90) also adduces Exod 13:2: “Consecrate to me every firstborn; man and beast, the first issue of every womb among the Israelites is mine.” As shown by Brin (1971: 148, n. 22), what man and beast have in common is the sanctification of their firstborn (see chap. 27, COMMENT D), which
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