You shall burn the whole ram on the altar: it is a burnt offering to Yahweh; it is a pleasant aroma, an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
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You shall burn the whole ram on the altar: it is a burnt offering to Yahweh; it is a pleasant aroma, an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
Exodus commands burnt offerings extensively — Exodus 20:24 establishes the altar, Exodus 29 prescribes ordination sacrifices, Exodus 10:25 has Moses demanding animals for sacrifice. Jeremiah 7:22 has YHWH saying he did not command the ancestors concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices on the day he brought them out of Egypt.
Critical scholarship: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction.
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"Exodus 29:18 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/exodus/29/18?version=WEB (retrieved 27 August 2026).