“And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.”
Both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver, which you are to remove with the kidneys. The kidneys and the liver lobe — the organs most associated with the body's vital functions and, in ancient thought, with emotion and inner life — are included in God's portion along with their surrounding fat. The kidneys were considered the seat of the deepest emotions in Hebrew thought; Psalm 7:9 says God examines minds and hearts (literally kidneys and heart). The offering of the kidneys to God is the offering of the seat of the inner life. The fat on the kidneys near the loins — the body's most energy-rich deposit — is the richest portion of the richest organs.
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