“And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:”
And the heifer shall be burned in his sight: her skin, her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall be burned — total immolation outside the camp, a complete destruction yet somehow generative. Unlike typical sacrifices where the priest eats the meat, here everything burns to ash. The inclusion of dung (the least holy element) signifies the law encompasses all of life, not only the ceremonially sanctified.
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