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# lamb, Lamb of God
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## Definition
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A lamb is the young of a sheep. A sheep is a four-legged animal with thick, woolly hair.
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* Sheep are raised for their wool or to be eaten.
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* These animals are defenseless and are easily led astray. God compares human beings to sheep.
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* God instructed his people to sacrifice physically perfect sheep and lambs to him.
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* Jesus is called the "Lamb of God" who was sacrificed to pay for people's sins. He was a perfect, unblemished sacrifice because he was completely without sin.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* If sheep are known in the language area, the name for their young should be used to translate the terms "lamb" and "Lamb of God."
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* "Lamb of God" could be translated as "God's
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