Difference between revisions of "Covenant Of Salt"
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== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39426" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39426" /> == | ||
Numbers 18: | Numbers 18:19 2 Chronicles 13:5 Leviticus 2:13 | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2813" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2813" /> == | ||
<p> '''''sôlt''''' ( בּרית מלח , <i> '''''berı̄th melaḥ''''' </i> ; ἅλας , <i> '''''hálas''''' </i> , classical | <p> '''''sôlt''''' ( בּרית מלח , <i> '''''berı̄th melaḥ''''' </i> ; ἅλας , <i> '''''hálas''''' </i> , classical Greek ἅλς , <i> '''''háls''''' </i> ): As salt was regarded as a necessary ingredient of the daily food, and so of all sacrifices offered to [[Yahweh]] ( Leviticus 2:13 ), it became an easy step to the very close connection between salt and covenant-making. When men ate together they became friends. Compare the Arabic expression, "There is salt between us"; "He has eaten of my salt," which means partaking of hospitality which cemented friendship; compare "eat the salt of the palace" ( Ezra 4:14 ). [[Covenants]] were generally confirmed by sacrificial meals and salt was always present. Since, too, salt is a preservative, it would easily become symbolic of an enduring covenant. So offerings to Yahweh were to be by a statute forever, "a covenant of salt for ever before Yahweh" ( Numbers 18:19 ). David received his kingdom forever from Yahweh by a "covenant of salt" ( 2 Chronicles 13:5 ). In the light of these conceptions the remark of our Lord becomes the more significant: "Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another" ( Mark 9:50 ). </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_34896" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_34896" /> == | ||
<p> (בְּרַית מֶלִח ). This phrase is supposed to denote a perpetual covenant, in the sealing or ratification of which salt was used.' As salt was added to different kinds of viands, not only to give them a relish, but to preserve them from putrefaction and decay, it became the emblem of incorruptibility and permanence. | <p> (בְּרַית מֶלִח ). This phrase is supposed to denote a ''perpetual covenant'' , in the sealing or ratification of which salt was used.' As salt was added to different kinds of viands, not only to give them a relish, but to preserve them from putrefaction and decay, it became the emblem of ''incorruptibility'' and ''permanence'' . Hence a "covenant of salt" signified an ''everlasting'' covenant ( Numbers 18:19; Leviticus 2:13; 2 Chronicles 13:5). (See [[Salt]]). </p> | ||
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Revision as of 22:34, 12 October 2021
Holman Bible Dictionary [1]
Numbers 18:19 2 Chronicles 13:5 Leviticus 2:13
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
sôlt ( בּרית מלח , berı̄th melaḥ ; ἅλας , hálas , classical Greek ἅλς , háls ): As salt was regarded as a necessary ingredient of the daily food, and so of all sacrifices offered to Yahweh ( Leviticus 2:13 ), it became an easy step to the very close connection between salt and covenant-making. When men ate together they became friends. Compare the Arabic expression, "There is salt between us"; "He has eaten of my salt," which means partaking of hospitality which cemented friendship; compare "eat the salt of the palace" ( Ezra 4:14 ). Covenants were generally confirmed by sacrificial meals and salt was always present. Since, too, salt is a preservative, it would easily become symbolic of an enduring covenant. So offerings to Yahweh were to be by a statute forever, "a covenant of salt for ever before Yahweh" ( Numbers 18:19 ). David received his kingdom forever from Yahweh by a "covenant of salt" ( 2 Chronicles 13:5 ). In the light of these conceptions the remark of our Lord becomes the more significant: "Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another" ( Mark 9:50 ).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
(בְּרַית מֶלִח ). This phrase is supposed to denote a perpetual covenant , in the sealing or ratification of which salt was used.' As salt was added to different kinds of viands, not only to give them a relish, but to preserve them from putrefaction and decay, it became the emblem of incorruptibility and permanence . Hence a "covenant of salt" signified an everlasting covenant ( Numbers 18:19; Leviticus 2:13; 2 Chronicles 13:5). (See Salt).
