Leviticus 8:16
And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar.
And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards,.... Called the "omentum":
and the caul above the liver; the lobe upon the liver, as the Septuagint; or "the caul" and "the liver", so says Jarchi; the liver separately, for he took a little of the liver with it, the caul:
and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar: the fat of these several parts, which has been often observed was done; and in imitation of which, the same has been done by the Persians and their Magi, as related by Strabo {x} and others {y}; and by the Romans, to which Persius {z} refers; and these several parts are generally covered with fat in fat creatures, and especially sheep, as Aristotle {a} observes.
{x} Geograph. l. 15. p. 504.
{y} "Omentum in flamma pingue", &c. Catullus.
{z} "Tot tibi cum in flammis", &c. Satyr. 2.
{a} Hist. Animal. l. 3. c. 17.