Hebrew Bible
The source of the commandment as stated in Book of Exodus:
And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering. —Numbers 28:3, KJV 1611The actual ritual slaughter of the lamb, and relative detail, is written in "And it should be slaughtered by the side of the altar to the north before God and its blood should be sprinkled by the sons of Aaron the priest, on the altar all around" (Leviticus (1:11))
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