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We often read where the Lord commanded that man should make a sacrifice to Him during times of the Old Testament. We know this to be in the form of an unblemished lamb, an animal sacrifice, but what about a sacrifice of vegetables and fruit?

Look at the picture attached. This picture was featured in several manuals of the Church years ago, but it was only brought  to my attention some months ago about the vegetabes and fruit instead of a lamb being sacrificed. We know from Moses 5:5 that Adam was told to take of the firstling of his flock... so the question now is why vegetables? I am sure many of you may want to associate this with Cain as he also gave vegetables as his sacrifice, but I would advise you not to.

Note: The lamb is sitting besides the altar and vegetables  and fruit are on top of the altar?

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I think has a lot to do with the perception of the artist rather than a biblical or religious reason for it.  Maybe the artist thought about a vegetable offering rather than other kind. Jews in the early days used to offer vegetables offerings too. Maybe if we have more info about the artist and year when this statue was made we can get more answers.

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That could be true LDS, I was thinking that maybe the LDS History and Art Museum has an email and can give you some insight into it. I have also added the actual picture since the first one was lost from YaBB:

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Many of us assume that the ancient history of Adam and Eve was written just exactly as it happened at that time. I am sure that during the past 6,000 years much information has been lost.

I belive that Adam sacrifaced the First Lamb which was born in Spring but also he gave unto the Lord the First Fruits & Vegitables where harvested in Fall.

What is your response to this thought..?

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That is an interesting theory, do you have anything doctrinal to contribute to its significance?

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I am not sure if this is true but I think it's interesting.

An LDS man told me that in reality animals were not killed as a sacrifice but were sacrificed in a different manner, as in being consecrated unto the Lord, or dedicated unto the Lord. The Sacrifice comes from the person offering his first born sheep unto the Lord for His purposes.

I can't explain it as good as this man did, but the way he explained it reminds me of that picture above.

Maybe (I don't know for sure) that picture represents the true order of a sacrificial offering unto the Lord.

What do you think?

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If that is true, then what of Abraham and his son? That sacrifice means a great deal less if it is not the actual life of his son that he was willing to give to the Lord.

Perhaps the fruits and vegetables were simply a matter of tithing.

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So with these two scriptures put together the offering of fruits and vegetables, was not given by God but of Satan. The offering of the first flocks is true and is of God.

Why the artist put vegetables on the alter is beyond me, but it isn't Doctrinally correct.