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 Genesis:4:3-4, here called _minhah_; i.e., "a gift"), Noah Genesis:8:20), Abraham Genesis:22:2Genesis:22:7, 8, 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:29:38-42; Leviticus:6:9-13), "the burnt offering of every sabbath," which was double the daily one Numbers:28:9-10), "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). On other occasions special sacrifices were offered, as at the consecration of Aaron Exodus:29) and the dedication of the temple (kjvKings:8:5-62-64). Free-will burnt offerings were also permitted Leviticus:1:13), and were offered at the accession of Solomon to the throne ( 1Chronicles:29:21), and at the reformation brought about by Hezekiah ( 2Chronicals:29:31-35). These offerings signified the complete dedication of the offerers unto God. This is referred to in Romans:12:1. (See ALTAR , SACRIFICE.)
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