5166 liver and kidneys
Dictionary of Bible Themes

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The liver and kidneys as vital internal organs of the body

Proverbs 7:23 See also Job 16:13; Job 20:24-25

The liver and kidneys are symbolic of human emotions and the conscience

Psalm 73:21 The Hebrew words for liver and kidneys are occasionally translated as “heart”, “spirit” or “inmost being”. See also Job 19:27; Proverbs 23:16; Jeremiah 12:2; Lamentations 2:11; Lamentations 3:13

God examines the innermost being as symbolised by the kidneys

Psalm 26:2 See also Psalm 7:9; Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 17:10; Jeremiah 20:12

God is concerned for the innermost being as symbolised by the kidneys

Psalm 139:13 See also Psalm 16:7

The liver and kidneys as offered in animal sacrifice

Liver and kidneys offered in various sacrifices

Leviticus 3:3-5 The liver and kidneys are associated with the fat as the choice parts of the animal. See also Leviticus 3:9-11,14-16; Leviticus 4:8-10; Leviticus 7:3-6

Liver and kidneys had a central role in the ordination services for priests

Exodus 29:13,22-25; Leviticus 8:16-17,25-28; Leviticus 9:8-10,19-21

Divination by inspection of the liver

Ezekiel 21:21 Divination by inspection of the liver (hepatoscopy) was a common practice. The future was predicted from the colour and configuration of the liver of a sacrificial animal, usually a sheep.

See also

1020  God, all-knowing
4155  divination
5008  conscience
5014  heart, human
5024  inner being
5038  mind, the human
5172  offal
5844  emotions
5858  fat
7402  offerings
7435  sacrifice, in OT



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