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Aaron sprinkles some of the bull’s blood with his finger before the smoke-covered mercy seat. The complete verse specifies the eastward front and seven sprinklings before it; the illustration shows one moment of the rite.
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Leviticus 16:14

Seven sprinklings before the cover

The Day of Atonement · Leviticus 16

Story guide: Aaron sprinkles some of the bull’s blood with his finger before the smoke-covered mercy seat. The complete verse specifies the eastward front and seven sprinklings before it; the illustration shows one moment of the rite.

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14And he shall take some of the bull's blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the front of the mercy seat, eastward; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.

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