After all the laws were given, the feasts and celebrations of the Jewish people were prescribed and described. The feasts of Passover, Firstfruits, Pentecost, and Tabernacles were ordained, as well as the Day of Atonement. These were solemn days in the life and practice of the nation.
The people of Israel were to keep a lamp lit in the presence of the tabernacle and the high priest - to serve as a reminder of God's abiding presence. This passage concludes with the account of a young man who was stoned to death for blasphemy of God's Name. The statements of lex talionis are also prescribed (eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth) as the general judicial principles.
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