lamb Summary and Overview

(1.) Heb. kebes, a male lamb from the first to the third year. Offered daily at the morning and the evening sacrifice (Ex. 29:38-42), on the Sabbath day (Num. 28:9), at the feast of the New Moon (28:11), of Trumpets (29:2), of Tabernacles (13-40), of Pentecost (Lev. 23:18-20), and of the Passover (Ex. 12:5), and on many other occasions (1 Chr. 29:21; 2 Chr. 29:21; Lev. 9:3; 14:10-25). (2.) Heb. taleh, a young sucking lamb (1 Sam. 7:9; Isa. 65:25). In the symbolical language of Scripture the lamb is the type of meekness and innocence (Isa. 11:6; 65:25; Luke 10:3; John 21:15). The lamb was a symbol of Christ (Gen. 4:4; Ex. 12:3; 29:38; Isa. 16:1; 53:7; John 1:36; Rev. 13:8). Christ is called the Lamb of God (John 1:29, 36), as the great sacrifice of which the former sacrifices were only types (Num. 6:12; Lev. 14:12-17; Isa. 53:7; 1 Cor. 5:7).

LAMB . See Sheep.

The sacrificial type of the Lamb of God, therefore the most frequent victim (Isaiah 53:7; John 1:29; taleh; Isaiah 65:25, "a sucking lamb," 1 Samuel 7:9, from whence comes the Aramaic talitha, "maid," Mark 5:41). Kebes, "a lamb from the first to the third year"; offered in the daily morning and evening sacrifice (Exodus 29:38-41), on the sabbath (Numbers 28:9), at the new moon feasts (Numbers 28:11), that of trumpets (Numbers 29:2), of tabernacles (Numbers 29:13-40), Pentecost (Leviticus 23:18-20), Passover (Exodus 12:5), at the dedication of the tabernacle (Numbers 7), Aaron's consecration (Leviticus 9:3), Solomon's. coronation (1 Chronicles 29:21), Hezekiah's purification of the temple (2 Chronicles 29:21), Josiah's Passover (2 Chronicles 35:7), women's purification after childbirth (Leviticus 12:6), at a leper's cleansing (Leviticus 14:10-25), the Passover presentation of firstfruits (Leviticus 23:12), for sins of ignorance (Leviticus 4:32), in beginning and closing the Nazarite's separation (Numbers 6:12; Numbers 6:14). Amnos is used in the Gospel of John, which describes the life and death of Jesus as the paschal, sacrificial Lamb. In John 21:15 alone arnia is used, so in Revelation also arnion. This arnion being a diminutive expresses "endearment", namely, the endearing relation in which Jesus, now glorified, stands to us as the consequence of His previous relation as the sacrificed amnos on earth; so also our relation to Him, He the "precious Lamb," we one with Him and His dear lambs (Isaiah 40:11). Kar, "the wether": Mesha of Moab paid 100,000 as tribute to Israel (Isaiah 16:1; 2 Kings 3:4). Tsown, strictly "a flock" (Exodus 12:21). Seh, each individual of a flock.