Thank offering

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Smith's Bible Dictionary by William Smith (1863)

Thank Offering. See Peace Offering.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary by Andrew Robert Fausset (1878) ↑

(See SACRIFICE.) Eucharistic, indicating that the offerer was already by the atonement at peace with God (Leviticus 3; Lev 7:11-34; Lev 23:19-20). Spontaneous, "at your own will" (Lev 19:5); the only regularly recurring one was that of two firstling lambs at Pentecost. The meat offering on the other hand was regularly ordained. Periods of extraordinary solemnity or joy were the times of peace offerings: as Exo 24:5; Lev 9:18; Jos 8:31; 1Sa 11:15; 2Sa 6:17; 1Ki 8:63; 1Ki 9:25; 2Ch 30:22; see also Jdg 20:26; 2Sa 24:25.

New and Concise Bible Dictionary by George Morrish (1899) ↑

This occurs in the A.V. only in the margin of Eze 43:27; Eze 45:15; Eze 45:17; Amo 5:22. The word is shelem, constantly rendered ’peace offering,’ as it is in the text of these passages.

Dictionary of the Bible by James Hastings (1909) ↑

THANK-OFFERING.—See Sacrifice, § 12.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia by James Orr (ed.) (1915) ↑

See SACRIFICE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.

Easy-To-Read Word List by Various (1990) ↑

A special fellowship offering

that people gave to praise God and

thank him for doing good things for

them. A part of the animal being offered

was burned on the altar, but the people

ate most of it in a fellowship meal at the

Temple. See Lev. 7:11–26.