Leviticus 3:16
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16 Then the priest shall turn these into smoke on the altar as a food offering by fire[a] for a pleasing odor.
“All fat is the Lord’s.(A)
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- 3.16 Or a food gift
Numbers 18:17
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17 But the firstborn of a cow or the firstborn of a sheep or the firstborn of a goat you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall dash their blood on the altar and turn their fat into smoke as an offering by fire[a] for a pleasing odor to the Lord,(A)
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- 18.17 Or a gift
Hebrews 11:4
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The Examples of Abel, Enoch, and Noah
4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable[a] sacrifice than Cain’s. Through this he received approval as righteous, God himself giving approval to his gifts; he died, but through his faith[b] he still speaks.(A)
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