- What is the “neyr tamid?”
- Based upon Leviticus 24:3, does it burn 24 hours a day or does it burn from evening to morning?
- And, according to Leviticus 24:4, where is this “eternal light” to be?
- What is the function of the “hallot” which are described in Leviticus 24:5-6?
- And, when are they to be placed?
- Who actually consumes these hallot?
- Who are the combatants described in Leviticus 24:10 in terms of their ancestry?
- The curse mentioned in Leviticus 24:11 is a curse of whom or what?
- Why would the name of the mother and the tribe be set forth?
- Was there immediate appreciation of what should be done with the individual who had the curse?
- In Leviticus 24:14, all of those who heard the curse are to place their hands on the curser prior to his punishment. Why might this be done?
- What is the difference, according to Leviticus 24:15-16 between one who curses a “godlet” and one who curses “Divinity?”
- How does Leviticus 24:17 relate to the preceding passage—and is there any qualification as to the nature of the killing in this sentence?
- Leviticus 24:19-20 deal with one who has injured another. How is Leviticus 24:20 to be read, and how was it read subsequently in interpretation?
- Why, in Leviticus 24:21, would there be a repetition of that which is set forth in Leviticus 24:17-18?
- Is there any distinction in capital punishment between the Israelite and the stranger?
- According to Leviticus 24:23, what became of the one who cursed—and was there any question as to the legislation set forth?
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