How Aaron and His Sons Mastered Seven Sacred Rites in a Single Day

Sifra, Mekhilta deMiluim II 13

13) (Vayikra 9:18): "And he slaughtered the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of the peace-offerings, which was the people's": From here we learn of peace-offerings. (Vayikra 9:21): "And the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved as a wave-offering before the L–rd": To teach us the greatness of Aaron and of his sons — that in a brief time they mastered seven (sacrificial) services: slaughtering, receiving (of the blood), dashing, sprinkling, purification, spilling and waving.

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