phrase covenant of salt (Hebrew: ברית מלח, romanized: bərîṯ melaḥ) appears twice in the Hebrew Bible: In the Book of Numbers, God's priestly covenant with...

covenant promise to David that he will not lack a man to seat on Israel's throne as a salt covenant, a covenant that can never be broken. The fate of...

Bible makes reference to a number of covenants (Hebrew: בְּרִיתוֹת) with God (YHWH). These include the Noahic Covenant set out in Genesis 9, which is decreed...

peoples of antiquity. In the Middle East, salt was used to ceremonially seal an agreement, and the ancient Hebrews made a "covenant of salt" with God...

should only be recited with salt present on the table. Should one eat a meal without performing a commandment, the covenant of salt protects him. To the rabbis...

God of their fathers. (2 Chr. 13:18) God had given the Kingdom to David and his descendants (1 Chronicles 17:14) by a covenant of salt, meaning, of permanence...

dozens of times, including as a covenant of salt. Bread is a staple food, leavened or unleavened. It is usually made of wheat, but other grains can be...

priestly gifts. In the Torah, the covenant is called "a covenant of salt forever" (with salt symbolizing permanence due to its use as a preservative)...

to his promise to Aaron as a "covenant of salt forever." In the Middle Ages, a pinch of salt was placed on the tongues of those being baptized, perhaps...

The Covenant of the League of Nations was the charter of the League of Nations. It was signed on 28 June 1919 as Part I of the Treaty of Versailles, and...