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 Lord had  made  their  fathers  dwell  in  tents  in  the  deserts. All the men of  Israel  were  to  appear  on  these  three  festivals before the Lord  in  the  Tabernacle,  and  later  on  in  the  Temple.

There was  also  to  be  a day  of  expiation,  kept  as  a most solemn fast. On that  day  the  High  Priest  was  to  sacrifice  a calf  in  atonement  for  his  own  sins,  and  a he-goat  for  the  sins  of the  people. After the  sacrifice  he  was  to  raise  the  veil,  and  enter into the  Holy  of  Holies,  taking  with  him  the  blood  of  the  victim and the  golden  censer;  he  was  then  to  incense  the  Propitiatory, or cover  of  the  Ark,  and  to  sprinkle  it  and  the  front  of  the  Ark with the  blood.

Finally, Moses  consecrated  Aaron  as  High  Priest,  his  sons  as priests,  and  the  other  men  of  the  tribe  of  Levi  as  ministers  of