90 Torah Book & Portion, Book of Numbers, Korach (Numbers 16:1–18:32), Source Book Keys, TEMIMAH-NUM NUMBERS | 17:12 atonement — NUM229 R. Chanina taught: Whence is it derived th... NUM229 R. Chanina taught: Whence is it derived that incense atones? From: "And he administered the incense and he made atonement for the people." And it was taught in the school of R. Yishmael: For what does the incense atone? For slander. Why is this so? Let a secret thing [the incense was offered in secret in the sanctuary] come and atone for a secret act [slander] (Zevachim 88b) Share Print Source KeyTEMIMAH-NUMVerse17:12Keyword(s)atonementSource Page(s)133 Switch article NUMBERS | 17:5 similar — NUM228 This verse forbids us to maintain disputes... Previous Article NUMBERS | 17:12 incense — NUM230 In the Torah we see that Moses used an unu... Next Article