TheWay BibleLeviticus KJV
Old Testament · 27 chapters · 859 verses · about 2 hours to read
Leviticus is the handbook of worship for a people living near a holy God — the offerings, the priesthood, and the Day of Atonement. Its refrain is that God's people are to be holy because he is holy.
Author: Moses, by long-standing traditionTraditionally dated about 1400 BCTheme: holiness and sacrifice
Chapters
Outline of Leviticus
Key verses
For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
Well-known verses in Leviticus
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:
Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
How long Leviticus is
Chapters: 27Verses: 859Words: about 24,541Read in: about 2 hoursLongest chapter: Leviticus 13 (59 verses)
Leviticus is the 3rd book of the Bible and the 3rd of the Old Testament, between Exodus and Numbers. Compare all 66 books →
Common questions
Who wrote the book of Leviticus?
Moses, by long-standing tradition.
When was Leviticus written?
It is traditionally dated about 1400 BC.
What is the book of Leviticus about?
Leviticus is the handbook of worship for a people living near a holy God — the offerings, the priesthood, and the Day of Atonement. Its refrain is that God's people are to be holy because he is holy.
How long is Leviticus?
Leviticus has 27 chapters and 859 verses in the King James Version — about 24,541 words.
How long does it take to read Leviticus?
about 2 hours at an ordinary reading pace of about 200 words a minute.
How many chapters are in Leviticus?
27.
How many verses are in Leviticus?
859.
What is the longest chapter in Leviticus?
Leviticus 13, with 59 verses. The shortest is Leviticus 12, with 8.
Where is Leviticus in the Bible?
Leviticus is the 3rd book of the Bible and the 3rd of the Old Testament, between Exodus and Numbers.
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