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# oblation

noun

«oblation» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Isaiah says God does not want offerings that are brought by people who do wrong.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads this as meaning that sacrifices have no worth without justice and goodness, and that God wants good deeds first.

### Meaning

A gift or offering made to God, often of grain or food, brought to the altar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/oblation/#m1)

### Examples

- Bring no more vain oblations; it is an offering of abomination unto Me; new moon and sabbath, the holding of convocations — I cannot endure iniquity along with the solemn assembly. (Prophets ISA.1.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/oblation/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «oblation» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/oblation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«oblation» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/oblation.html) on Mova free.