III. ISRAEL AT SINAI ( XIX.- XL.).
The division Num 19- 40 presents difficulties due to its very
importance, _see_ introduction to Ex. (last paragraph). But Num 25-
31, 35- 40 readily fall apart from the rest, as containing P's account
of the Tabernacle (_see_ on Exodus 25:1), the introduction to wh... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS 28. P (Exodus 28:26; Exodus 28:41 later). PRIESTLY VESTMENTS.
After the sanctuary and its fittings have been ordered, the vestments
for the priesthood come up for mention. For the strange story of the
development of the priest-hood in Israel, _see_ pp. 106f. Here we
find, no doubt, a simple a... [ Continue Reading ]