Bible Dictionaries
Burnt offering

From Easton: Hebrew _olah_; i.e., "ascending," the whole being consumed by fire, and regarded as ascending to God while being consumed. Part of every offering was burnt in the sacred fire, but this was wholly burnt, a "whole burnt offering." It was the most frequent form of sacrifice, and apparently the only one mentioned in the book of Genesis. Such were the sacrifices offered by Abel (Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, here called _minhah_; i.e., "a gift"), Noah (Genesis 8:20), Abraham (Genesis 22:2, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:8, Genesis 22:13), and by the Hebrews in Egypt (Exodus 10:25).

The law of Moses afterwards prescribed the occasions and the manner in which burnt sacrifices were to be offered. There were "the continual burnt offering" (Exodus 29:38-Luke :; Leviticus 6:9-13), "the burnt offering of every sabbath," which was double the daily one (Numbers 28:9, Numbers 28:10), "the burnt offering of every month" (28:11-15), the offerings at the Passover (19-23), at Pentecost (Leviticus 23:16), the feast of Trumpets (23:23-25), and on the day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:0).

On other occasions special sacrifices were offered, as at the consecration of Aaron (Exodus 29:0) and the dedication of the temple (1 Kings 8:5, 1 Kings 8:62-3 John :).

Free-will burnt offerings were also permitted (Leviticus 1:13), and were offered at the accession of Solomon to the throne (1 Chronicles 29:21), and at the reformation brought about by Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 29:31-Habakkuk :).

These offerings signified the complete dedication of the offerers unto God. This is referred to in Romans 12:1. (See ALTAR, SACRIFICE.)

Verses:

• Genesis 8:20
• Genesis 22:2
• Genesis 22:3
• Genesis 22:6
• Genesis 22:7
• Genesis 22:8
• Genesis 22:13
• Exodus 10:25
• Exodus 18:12
• Exodus 20:24
• Exodus 24:5
• Exodus 29:18
• Exodus 29:25
• Exodus 29:38
• Exodus 29:42
• Exodus 30:9
• Exodus 30:28
• Exodus 31:9
• Exodus 32:6
• Exodus 35:16
• Exodus 38:1
• Exodus 40:6
• Exodus 40:10
• Exodus 40:29
• Leviticus 1:3
• Leviticus 1:4
• Leviticus 1:6
• Leviticus 1:9
• Leviticus 1:10
• Leviticus 1:13
• Leviticus 1:14
• Leviticus 1:17
• Leviticus 3:5
• Leviticus 4:7
• Leviticus 4:10
• Leviticus 4:18
• Leviticus 4:24
• Leviticus 4:25
• Leviticus 4:29
• Leviticus 4:30
• Leviticus 4:33
• Leviticus 4:34
• Leviticus 5:7
• Leviticus 5:10
• Leviticus 6:9
• Leviticus 6:10
• Leviticus 6:12
• Leviticus 6:25
• Leviticus 7:2
• Leviticus 7:8
• Leviticus 7:37
• Leviticus 8:18
• Leviticus 8:21
• Leviticus 8:28
• Leviticus 9:2
• Leviticus 9:3
• Leviticus 9:7
• Leviticus 9:12
• Leviticus 9:13
• Leviticus 9:14
• Leviticus 9:16
• Leviticus 9:17
• Leviticus 9:22
• Leviticus 9:24
• Leviticus 10:19
• Leviticus 12:6
• Leviticus 12:8
• Leviticus 14:13
• Leviticus 14:19
• Leviticus 14:20
• Leviticus 14:22
• Leviticus 14:31
• Leviticus 15:15
• Leviticus 15:30
• Leviticus 16:3
• Leviticus 16:5
• Leviticus 16:24
• Leviticus 17:4
• Leviticus 17:8
• Leviticus 22:18
• Leviticus 23:12
• Leviticus 23:18
• Leviticus 23:37
• Numbers 6:11
• Numbers 6:14
• Numbers 6:16
• Numbers 7:15
• Numbers 7:21
• Numbers 7:27
• Numbers 7:33
• Numbers 7:39
• Numbers 7:45
• Numbers 7:51
• Numbers 7:57
• Numbers 7:63
• Numbers 7:69
• Numbers 7:75
• Numbers 7:81
• Numbers 7:87
• Numbers 8:12
• Numbers 10:10
• Numbers 15:3
• Numbers 15:5
• Numbers 15:8
• Numbers 15:24
• Numbers 23:3
• Numbers 23:6
• Numbers 23:15
• Numbers 23:17
• Numbers 28:3
• Numbers 28:6
• Numbers 28:10
• Numbers 28:11
• Numbers 28:13
• Numbers 28:14
• Numbers 28:15
• Numbers 28:19
• Numbers 28:23
• Numbers 28:24
• Numbers 28:27
• Numbers 28:31
• Numbers 29:2
• Numbers 29:6
• Numbers 29:8
• Numbers 29:11
• Numbers 29:13
• Numbers 29:16
• Numbers 29:19
• Numbers 29:22
• Numbers 29:25
• Numbers 29:28
• Numbers 29:31
• Numbers 29:34
• Numbers 29:36
• Numbers 29:38
• Numbers 29:39
• Deuteronomy 12:6
• Deuteronomy 12:11
• Deuteronomy 12:13
• Deuteronomy 12:14
• Deuteronomy 12:27
• Deuteronomy 13:16
• Deuteronomy 27:6
• Deuteronomy 33:10
• Joshua 8:31
• Joshua 22:23
• Joshua 22:26
• Joshua 22:27
• Joshua 22:28
• Joshua 22:29
• Judges 6:26
• Judges 11:31
• Judges 13:16
• Judges 13:23
• Judges 20:26
• Judges 21:4
• 1 Samuel 6:14
• 1 Samuel 6:15
• 1 Samuel 7:9
• 1 Samuel 7:10
• 1 Samuel 10:8
• 1 Samuel 13:9
• 1 Samuel 13:10
• 1 Samuel 13:12
• 1 Samuel 15:12
• 1 Samuel 15:22
• 2 Samuel 6:17
• 2 Samuel 6:18
• 2 Samuel 24:22
• 2 Samuel 24:24
• 2 Samuel 24:25
• 1 Kings 3:4
• 1 Kings 3:15
• 1 Kings 8:64
• 1 Kings 9:25
• 1 Kings 10:5
• 1 Kings 18:34
• 1 Kings 18:38
• 2 Kings 3:27
• 2 Kings 5:17
• 2 Kings 10:24
• 2 Kings 10:25
• 2 Kings 16:13
• 2 Kings 16:15
• 1 Chronicles 6:49
• 1 Chronicles 16:1
• 1 Chronicles 16:2
• 1 Chronicles 16:40
• 1 Chronicles 21:23
• 1 Chronicles 21:24
• 1 Chronicles 21:26
• 1 Chronicles 21:29
• 1 Chronicles 22:1
• 1 Chronicles 23:31
• 1 Chronicles 29:21
• 2 Chronicles 1:6
• 2 Chronicles 2:4
• 2 Chronicles 4:6
• 2 Chronicles 7:1
• 2 Chronicles 7:7
• 2 Chronicles 8:12
• 2 Chronicles 9:4
• 2 Chronicles 13:11
• 2 Chronicles 23:18
• 2 Chronicles 24:14
• 2 Chronicles 29:7
• 2 Chronicles 29:18
• 2 Chronicles 29:24
• 2 Chronicles 29:27
• 2 Chronicles 29:28
• 2 Chronicles 29:31
• 2 Chronicles 29:32
• 2 Chronicles 29:34
• 2 Chronicles 29:35
• 2 Chronicles 30:15
• 2 Chronicles 31:2
• 2 Chronicles 31:3
• 2 Chronicles 35:12
• 2 Chronicles 35:14
• 2 Chronicles 35:16
• Ezra 3:2
• Ezra 3:3
• Ezra 3:4
• Ezra 3:5
• Ezra 3:6
• Ezra 6:9
• Ezra 8:35
• Nehemiah 10:33
• Job 1:5
• Job 42:8
• Psalms 40:6
• Psalms 50:8
• Psalms 51:16
• Psalms 51:19
• Psalms 66:13
• Psalms 66:15
• Isaiah 1:11
• Isaiah 40:16
• Isaiah 43:23
• Isaiah 56:7
• Jeremiah 6:20
• Jeremiah 7:21
• Jeremiah 7:22
• Jeremiah 14:12
• Jeremiah 17:26
• Jeremiah 19:5
• Jeremiah 33:18
• Ezekiel 40:38
• Ezekiel 40:39
• Ezekiel 40:42
• Ezekiel 43:18
• Ezekiel 43:24
• Ezekiel 43:27
• Ezekiel 44:11
• Ezekiel 45:15
• Ezekiel 45:17
• Ezekiel 45:23
• Ezekiel 45:25
• Ezekiel 46:2
• Ezekiel 46:4
• Ezekiel 46:12
• Ezekiel 46:13
• Ezekiel 46:15
• Daniel 11:31
• Hosea 6:6
• Amos 5:22
• Micah 6:6
• Mark 12:33
• Hebrews 10:6
• Hebrews 10:8