“And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.”
He then presented the other ram, the ram for the ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. The third ordination animal — the ram specifically designated for the ordination — receives the corporate hand-laying. The ordination ram is the unique animal of the entire Levitical system: it is offered only at the installation of the priests and never afterward in the regular worship calendar. The ordination ram's uniqueness communicates the uniqueness of the ordination moment: the installation of the priesthood is a once-for-a-generation event (except when a new high priest is installed), a founding act that is not repeated.
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