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Moses speaks to the children of Israel
Moses Speaks to the Children of Israel (illustration from Hartwell James's The Boys of the Bible)

New Covenant in Christianity, refers to the New Testament, as opposed to the Old Testament. Perhaps the fullest explanation is in the Epistle to the Hebrews, which explains how Jesus' death on the cross replaces the need for animal sacrifice as laid out in Leviticus.

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