Category:Peace-offerings

---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Peace-offerings - (Heb. shelamim ), detailed regulations regarding given in Lev. 3; Leviticus 7:11, Leviticus 7:29. They were of three kinds, (1.) Eucharist or thanksgiving offerings, expressive of gratitude for blessings received; (2.) in fulfillment of a vow, but expressive also of thanks for benefits received; and (3.) free-will offerings, something spontaneously devoted to God.