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A group of religious Israelis have been pictured practising the ritual of the red heifer, which is meant to herald the building of a new Jewish temple on the site of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Just as the ashes of the red heifer were used for purification from death, Christians believe that the sacrifice of Jesus cleanses believers from the eternal consequences and corruption of sin. For Christians, Hebrews 4:14 points to Christ being the Messiah and the Great High Priest.
A red heifer — a female cow that has not borne a calf — is sacrificed to the east of the tabernacle outside the camp. Her blood is sprinkled seven times toward the tabernacle before she is burned...
Sacrifice imminent? There are indications that the Temple Movement is preparing to sacrifice a red heifer with the support of the Israeli government, according to the Israeli NGO Ir Amim.
Some Jews and Christians believe these Texas red heifers are the key to rebuilding a Jewish temple in Jerusalem, and to beckoning the Messiah.
The red heifer offering instructions are described in Numbers 19. The Israelites and Moses were told by Yahweh to obtain a red heifer without spots, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came a yoke, was never milked, never pregnant and sacrifice it as in a purification ritual. The red heifer is then slaughtered and burned outside of the ...
red heifer, in Jewish history, unblemished, never-before-yoked animal that was slaughtered and burned to restore ritual purity to those who had become unclean through contact with the dead (Numbers 19). Certain spoils of war and captives were also purified in this way.