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| == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39426" /> == | | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43753" /> == |
| Numbers 18:19 2 Chronicles 13:5 Leviticus 2:13
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| == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2813" /> ==
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| <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>
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| == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_34896" /> ==
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| <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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| <ref name="term_39426"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/covenant+of+salt Covenant Of Salt from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | | <ref name="term_43753"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/salt,+covenant+of Covenant Of Salt from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> |
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| <ref name="term_2813"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/covenant+of+salt Covenant Of Salt from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_34896"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/covenant+of+salt Covenant Of Salt from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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