Regarded as the very seat of life itself (Prov. 7: 23), it was the part of a sacrificial animal that was burned (Exod. 29: 13). It was used in Babylon for divination (Ezek. 21: 21).
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"liver." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 24, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1144>.
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"liver." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1144 (accessed May 24, 2013).