In Genesis 15,God's promise to Abraham is formalized in a ritual ceremony.

创世纪》15中上帝对亚伯拉罕的应许是通过仪式起效的。

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There are cultic and ritual texts that prescribe how some ceremony is supposed to be performed.

有讲宗教崇拜的,规定一些特定仪式要如何进行。

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