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When he received the portions out of the priests’ hands, as he stood by the hearth of the altar, with his kindred like a garland around him, he was like a young cedar in Lebanon surrounded by the trunks of palm trees.
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Verse 12. Vesture. Greek “enclosure of holiness,” περιβολην. Bible.—His splendid attire of gold and jewels, cast a dazzling light all around. Calmet.—He was pleased to offer the peace-offering for the king of Egypt, (Bossuet) to honour him, though another priest might have done it. Bible.
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