Exodus 29:31-33

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[31] "You shall take the ram of consecration, and boil its flesh in a holy place. [32] Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, at the door of the tent of meeting. [33] They shall eat those things with which atonement was made, to consecrate and sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat of it, because they are holy.

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Egypt was the land from which God delivered Israel, making their journey to Sinai and the establishment of the priesthood possible. In this passage, the priests’ eating of the ordination sacrifice marks their consecrated service to the God who redeemed Israel from Egypt.

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Exodus 29:31-33 mentions Egypt.

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