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Adam Clarke, on Luke 1:9
Adam Clarke · 1762–1832
Luke 1:9 · Douay-Rheims
“According to the custom of the priestly office, it was his lot to offer incense, going into the temple of the Lord.”
On this verse:
“His lot was, etc. - We are informed in the Talmud, that it was the custom of the priests to divide the different functions of the sacerdotal office among themselves by lot: and, in this case, the decision of the lot was, that Zacharias should at that time burn the incense before the Lord, in the holy place.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.