Leviticus 23:26–32

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Leviticus 23:26–32 is the biblical passage that establishes the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), outlining its date, rituals, and requirements for fasting and self-denial.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible passage
Old Testament passage
Torah passage
addressedTo Israelites
associatedWith Levitical priesthood
book Book of Leviticus
surface form: Leviticus
chapter 23
characterizesDayAs Shabbat
surface form: Sabbath of solemn rest

most holy Sabbath
citedIn Christian theological writings
rabbinic literature
commandedBy YHWH
commands offering made by fire to YHWH
to keep the Sabbath from evening to evening
definesDateAs tenth day of the seventh month
describesAs holy convocation
establishes Yom Kippur
surface form: Day of Atonement

Yom Kippur
festivalType annual holy day
forbids any work on that day
genre cultic regulation
legal text
influences Jewish observance of Yom Kippur
language Hebrew
surface form: Biblical Hebrew
liturgicalFunction calendar law
festival legislation
locatedInText Holiness code (broad sense)
Priestly code
mediatedThrough Moses
namesDay Yom Kippur
surface form: Day of Atonement

Yom Kippur
surface form: day of atonement (yom kippurim)
partOf Book of Leviticus
Bible
surface form: Christian Old Testament

Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Leviticus 23
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
requires Sabbath rest
afflicting oneself
complete cessation from work
self-denial
statesPurpose atonement before YHWH
to make atonement for the Israelites
theme atonement
holiness
obedience to divine commandments
threatens cutting off from the people for not afflicting oneself
destruction for doing work on that day
timeFrame from evening to evening
ninth day evening to tenth day evening
verses 26–32

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Yom Kippur biblicalSource Leviticus 23:26–32