Objects used for divination in the early Abrahamic religions
"Urim" redirects here. For other uses, see Urim (disambiguation).
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In the Hebrew Bible, the Urim (Hebrew: אוּרִיםʾŪrīm, "lights") and the Thummim (Hebrew: תֻּמִּיםTummīm, "perfection" or "truth") are elements of the hoshen, the breastplate worn by the High Priest attached to the ephod, a type of apron or garment. The pair are used frequently in the old testament, in Exodus 28:30 through God's instruction to Aaron on how to adorn his breastplate worn in the holy place; in 1 Samuel 14:41 by King Saul to determine who was at fault for breaking the army's fast; and Ezra 2 to determine whether those who claimed to be the descendants of the priests of Israel were truly of that class. The Lights and Perfection are sometimes connected by scholars with cleromancy (with divination by casting lots), although it is equally likely no casting was physically done, and the participants of Lights and Perfection waited for a sign to answer a question or reveal the will of God.[1][2] Modern scholars have noted the meaning of Lights and Perfection as being epithets for Jesus Christ, both the Light and Truth (perfection). Urim and Thummim is the motto of Yale University; the seal of the school shows both the Hebrew and Latin words.
^Peake, Arthur S. (Arthur Samuel); Grieve, Alexander James (1920). A commentary on the Bible. Princeton Theological Seminary Library. London, England: T. C. & E. C. Jack. p. 191.
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In the Hebrew Bible, the Urim (Hebrew: אוּרִים ʾŪrīm, "lights") and the Thummim (Hebrew: תֻּמִּים Tummīm, "perfection" or "truth") are elements of the...
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