Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.

Bible References

Two turtledoves

Song of Songs 2:14
My dove, in the clefts of the rock,
in the crevices of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me hear your voice;
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.
Isaiah 38:14
I chirp like a swallow or a crane;
I moan like a dove.
My eyes grow weak looking upward.
Lord, I am oppressed; support me.
Isaiah 59:11
We all growl like bears
and moan like doves.
We hope for justice, but there is none;
for salvation, but it is far from us.
Jeremiah 48:28
Abandon the towns! Live in the cliffs,
residents of Moab!
Be like a dove
that nests inside the mouth of a cave.
Ezekiel 7:16
The survivors among them will escape
and live on the mountains
like doves of the valley,
all of them moaning,
each over his own iniquity.

General references

Genesis 15:9
He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
Leviticus 14:30
He must then sacrifice one type of what he can afford, either the turtledoves or young pigeons,
Numbers 6:10
On the eighth day he is to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

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