The Definition of the word Piety
Piety
Pigeons are mentioned as among the offerings which, by divine "appointment, Abram presented unto the Lord (Gen. 15:9). They" were afterwards enumerated among the sin-offerings (Lev. 1:14; "12:6), and the law provided that those who could not offer a" lamb might offer two young pigeons (5:7; comp. Luke 2:24). (See [488]DOVE.)
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