Leviticus 8 in the early church

35 passages quote, allude to, or echo Leviticus 8, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.

Verses: 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 12 · 13 · 26 · 29 · 33 · 35

Leviticus 8:2

“Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,

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Lev 8:2Homilies on Leviticus 6.2 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)

Leviticus 8:3

and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.”

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Lev 8:3Homilies on Leviticus 6.2 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Lev 8:3Catechetical Lecture 18.24 · Cyril of Jerusalemquotation, high confidenceca. 350

Leviticus 8:4

So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him, and the assembly gathered at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

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Lev 8:4Homilies on Leviticus 6.2 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Lev 8:4Homilies on Leviticus 6.3 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)

Leviticus 8:5

And Moses said to them, “This is what the LORD has commanded to be done.”

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Lev 8:5Homilies on Leviticus 6.2 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Lev 8:5Homilies on Leviticus 6.3 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)

Leviticus 8:6

Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

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Lev 8:6Homilies on Leviticus 6.2 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Lev 8:6Homilies on Leviticus 6.3 · Origenallusion, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Lev 8:6Catechetical Lecture 3.6 · Cyril of Jerusalemallusion, high confidenceca. 350
Lev 8:6Catechetical Lecture 21.5 · Cyril of Jerusalemallusion, high confidenceca. 350
Lev 8:6Letter 29.4 · Jeromequotation, high confidenceca. 370–419
Lev 8:6Letter 64.19 · Jeromeallusion, high confidenceca. 370–419

Leviticus 8:7

He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him.

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Lev 8:7Homilies on Leviticus 6.2 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Lev 8:7Homilies on Leviticus 6.3 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Lev 8:7Homilies on Leviticus 6.4 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Lev 8:7–9Demonstration 14.18 · Aphrahatallusion, medium confidence337-345
Lev 8:7Letter 29.4 · Jeromequotation, high confidenceca. 370–419
Lev 8:7–8Letter 64.20 · Jeromeallusion, high confidenceca. 370–419
Lev 8:7–9Letter 64.21 · Jeromeallusion, high confidenceca. 370–419

Leviticus 8:8

Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.

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Lev 8:8Homilies on Leviticus 6.2 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Lev 8:8Homilies on Leviticus 6.4 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)

Leviticus 8:9

Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him.

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Lev 8:9Homilies on Leviticus 6.2 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Lev 8:9Homilies on Leviticus 6.4 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)
Lev 8:9Homilies on Leviticus 6.5 · Origenallusion, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)

Leviticus 8:12

He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.

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Lev 8:12On Baptism 7 · Tertullianallusion, medium confidenceca. 198–206
Lev 8:12Recognitions 1.46 · Anonymousallusion, medium confidenceGreek original 3rd–4th century; Rufinus's Latin translation before 407
Lev 8:12Demonstration of the Gospel 4.16.58 · Eusebius of Caesareaallusion, medium confidenceca. 314–324
Lev 8:12Catechetical Lecture 21.5 · Cyril of Jerusalemallusion, high confidenceca. 350
Lev 8:12Against Faustus the Manichaean 16.23 · Augustine of Hippoallusion, medium confidenceca. 398–400

Leviticus 8:13

Then Moses presented Aaron’s sons, put tunics on them, wrapped sashes around them, and tied headbands on them, just as the LORD had commanded him.

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Lev 8:13Homilies on Leviticus 6.6 · Origenquotation, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)

Leviticus 8:26

And from the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD, he took one cake of unleavened bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer, and he placed them on the fat portions and on the right thigh.

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Lev 8:26Homilies on Leviticus 5.5 · Origenallusion, medium confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)

Leviticus 8:29

He also took the breast—Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination—and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD had commanded him.

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Lev 8:29Homilies on Leviticus 5.2 · Origenallusion, high confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)

Leviticus 8:33

You must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are complete; for it will take seven days to ordain you.

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Lev 8:33Oration 41.4 · Gregory of Nazianzusallusion, high confidenceca. 362–383

Leviticus 8:35

You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”

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Lev 8:35Homilies on Leviticus 6.6 · Origenallusion, low confidenceca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410)