In The Hebrew Bible
In the Hebrew Bible the idea of atonement (Hebrew כפרת kaphoreth) is connected with "covering."
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Famous quotes containing the words hebrew and/or bible:
“Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
—Bible: Hebrew Proverbs, 9:17.
Speech of “a foolish woman” to “him that wanteth understanding.”
“Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we called it the word of a demon than the Word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind.”
—Thomas Paine (1737–1809)