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At the broad bronze altar, Moses arranges washed ram portions over a controlled fire after the blood rite. A bronze water basin and shallow bowl stand nearby; the head, prepared pieces, suet, washed legs, and washed inner portions are orderly and non-graphic as the whole offering turns to smoke. No living animal, exposed entrail gore, splashing blood, or dramatic flames.
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Leviticus 8:19-21

The whole burnt offering

The Ordination of Aaron and His Sons · Leviticus 8

Story guide: At the broad bronze altar, Moses arranges washed ram portions over a controlled fire after the blood rite. The image portrays the whole burnt offering in Leviticus 8:19-21.

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19And he slaughtered it, and Moses threw the blood against the altar all around.

20Then he cut the ram into its pieces, and Moses burned the head, the pieces, and the suet in smoke.

21He washed the entrails and the legs with water, and Moses burned the whole ram on the altar. It was a burnt offering for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to Yahweh, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

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