LEVITIC US

a canonical book of Scripture, being the third book of the Pent a teuch of Moses; thus called because it contains principally the laws and regulations relating to the priests, the Levites, and sacrifices; for which reason the Hebrews call it the priests’ law, because it includes many ordinances concerning sacrifices. The Jews term it likewise Vajicra , because in Hebrew it begins with this word, which signifies, “ and he called .” All the world agree, that Levitic us is a canonical book, and of Divine authority. It, as well as the rest of the Pent a teuch, is generally held to be the work of Moses. It contains the history of what pa ed during the eight days of Aaron’s and his sons’ consecration, which was performed in the year of the world 2514. The laws which were prescribed in it upon other subjects, besides sacrifices, have no other chronological mark, whereby we may be directed to judge at what time they were given. Only four chapters of Levitic us are read in our Church, as remarked in the article on Le ons .