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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]
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.
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).
The Semitic root qrb (קרב) means ' be near ' [10] and is found in a number of related languages in addition to Hebrew, e.g. in the Akkadian language noun aqribtu, meaning ' act of offering '. In Hebrew it is found in a number of words, such as qarov , ' close ' , qerovim , ' relatives ' , and the hifʕil verb form hiqriv , ' he brought near ...
[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 ...
As further support to the view of early Christians that the binding of Isaac foretells the Gospel of Jesus Christ, when the two went up there, Isaac asked Abraham "where is the lamb for the burnt offering" to which Abraham responded "God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." (Genesis 22:7–8).
Bennie Reynolds further argues that Jeremiah's use of Moloch in conjunction with Baal in Jer 32:35 is parallel to his use of "burnt offering" and Baal in Jeremiah 19:4–5. [34] The view that Moloch refers to a type of sacrifice was challenged by John Day and George Heider in the 1980s. [35]
While the Temple in Jerusalem was standing (from Biblical times through 70 CE), the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) was mandated by the Torah to perform a complex set of special services and sacrifices for Yom Kippur to attain Divine atonement, the word "kippur" meaning "atonement" in Hebrew. The Biblical passage suggests three purposes for the ...