Not to be confused with Tractate Berakhot in Seder Zeraim.
Pidyon haben
Bekorot (Hebrew: בכורות, "First-borns") is the name of a tractate of the Mishnah and Talmud which discusses the laws of first-born animals and humans. It is one of the tractates forming Seder Kodashim (Hebrew סדר קודשים, "Order of Holy Things").
The primary focus of the tractate relates to the ritual sacrifice (or slaughter) of first-born animals.[1] Priests were required to inspect the first-born for blemishes prior to consecration. These blemishes are enumerated in both the Mishnah and Tosefta. An exemption is made for the first-born son, who is "redeemed" in the Pidyon haben ceremony.[2]
^Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd Ed., Vol III. ed.). MacMillan Reference USA.
^The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion. Oxford University Press. 1997. ISBN 978-0-19-508605-8.
of a professional veterinary surgeon, such as Ila (or Ayla; in Tosefta Bekhorot 4:11, Amlah). In the same chapter another veterinary authority is named:...
more discussion on the adjusted fast and its ramifications "03. Ta'anit Bekhorot – the Fast of the Firstborns – Peninei Halakha". Retrieved 2024-03-30....
relating to the eating of meat, and with the dietary laws in general. Bekhorot ("Firstborns"), consists of nine chapters and deals mainly with the sanctification...
Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 512. Talmud, b. Bekhorot 57b:5 Van den Broek, Roel B. (1972). The Myth of the Phoenix According...
משנה) (in Hebrew). Vol. 3. Jerusalem: Eshkol. p. 145. OCLC 60034030., Bekhorot 8:7, s.v. במנה צורי cf. Adani, Samuel ben Joseph (1997). Sefer Naḥalat...
that the relevant volume is rather that of a chicken egg. Anqa Behemoth Leviathan Roc Thunderbird Ziz Bekhorot 57b Yoma 80a www.unknownexplorers.com LX...
that God 'acquired' the Israelite first-born by sparing them from 'makkat bekhorot'. Langer, Ruth (2005). "Redemption of the first born". To Worship to Worship...
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