Bible Strands
Numbers 7:65
and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text records the dedication offering brought by Abidan son of Gideoni during the sequential day-by-day presentation of gifts at the altar in Numbers 7. This moment closes the ninth day's account and immediately precedes the tenth day's offering by Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
The words — The noun הַשְּׁלָמִים (ha-she-lamim) denotes peace offerings, while בָּקָר (ba-kar) specifies the oxen counted among the livestock. The verb זֶבַח (zevach) frames these animals as the designated sacrifice for the occasion.
The thread — The identical inventory structure repeats across Numbers 7:64 through Numbers 7:87 as each tribal leader presents his gift. The peace offering category appears in Leviticus 7:11–21, where it is defined by its communal consumption and covenantal purpose.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition of the precise, unvaried accounting of ritual materials required for altar dedication. It requires the reader to note how structured obedience to material specifications frames corporate worship before any theological commentary is applied.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.