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Another burnt-offering is that of Jethro, Moses' father-in-law (Exodus 18:12). The Nevi'im section of the Hebrew Bible, particularly passages in the Book of Judges, presents the practice of the burnt offering. [10] In the story of Gideon, a slaughter offering of a young goat and unleavened bread is consumed by fire sent from heaven. [13]
Burnt offering (olah), entirely burnt on the altar; Peace offering (shelamim), mostly eaten by humans; Sin offering (hatat) Guilt offering (asham) Gift offering (mincha), consisting of vegetable rather than animal products; Sacrifices offered on specific occasions include: Daily offerings (tamid) Mussaf (additional) offering for Shabbat and ...
A holocaust is a religious animal sacrifice that is completely consumed by fire, also known as a burnt offering. The word derives from the ancient Greek holokaustos , the form of sacrifice in which the victim was reduced to ash, as distinguished from an animal sacrifice that resulted in a communal meal.
[14] [12] [15] [13] Aaron, the chief priest, was to present all offerings representing himself and the people. And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the Lord ...
However, in the Hebrew Bible, the same word for 'burnt offering' (Hebrew, ʿōlāh) used in reference to Jephthah and his daughter in Judges 11:31 is also used in other Biblical stories alluding to human sacrifice, such as the story of Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 22) and Mesha of Moab and his son (2 Kings 3:27).
The Yom Kippur atonement offering, specifically, consisted of the following animals: [9] From the high priest: one young bull for a sin-offering, and one ram for a burnt-offering; From the people of Israel: two goats for a sin-offering, and one ram for a burnt-offering
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According to the Bible, the fire on the altar was lit directly by the hand of God and was not permitted to go out (Leviticus 6:12–13). No strange fire could be placed upon the altar. The burnt offerings would remain on the altar throughout the night before they could be removed (Leviticus 6:9).