KJV

KJV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

The Blue Letter Bible
Study Resources :: Dictionaries :: Burnt Offering

Dictionaries :: Burnt Offering

Choose a new font size and typeface
Below are articles from the following dictionary:
Easton's Bible Dictionary

Burnt Offering:

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 (Gen 4:3,4, here called minhah; i.e., "a gift"), Noah (Gen 8:20), Abraham (Gen 22:2,7,8,13), and by the Hebrews in Egypt (Exd 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" (Exd 29:38-42; Lev 6:9-13), "the burnt offering of every sabbath," which was double the daily one (Num 28:9,10), "the burnt offering of every month" (28:11-15), the offerings at the Passover (19-23), at Pentecost (Lev 23:16), the feast of Trumpets (23:23-25), and on the day of Atonement (Lev 16).

On other occasions special sacrifices were offered, as at the consecration of Aaron (Exd 29) and the dedication of the temple (1Ki 8:5,62-64).

Free-will burnt offerings were also permitted (Lev 1:13), and were offered at the accession of Solomon to the throne (1Ch 29:21), and at the reformation brought about by Hezekiah (2Ch 29:31-35).

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

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
KJV
 [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
KJV

Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan

CONTENT DISCLAIMER:

The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of Scripture. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry.