Numbers 19:2
“This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord hath commanded,.... By which it appears, that this law was not of the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
A red heifer - Red, in order to shadow forth man’s earthly body, even as the name Adam bears allusion to the red earth…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 19:1-10
We have here the divine appointment concerning the solemn burning of a red heifer to ashes, and the preserving of the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a red heifer a red cow. The Heb. word is that ordinarily used for the full-grown animal (e.g. Gen 41:2-4; 1Sa 6:7). The…
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