<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> A burnt offering in Judaism (Hebrew: קָרְבַּן עוֹלָה ‎, korban olah), is a form of sacrifice first described in the Hebrew Bible . The term is first used of the sacrifices of Noah . As a tribute to God, a burnt offering was entirely burnt on the altar . A sacrifice (short for sacrifice of well - being) was partly burnt and most of it eaten in communion at a sacrificial meal . </P> <P> During the First Temple and Second Temple periods, the burnt offering was a twice - daily animal sacrifice offered on the altar in the temple in Jerusalem that was completely consumed by fire . The skin of the animal, however, was not burnt but given to the priests respective of their priestly division . These skins are listed as one of the twenty - four priestly gifts in Tosefta Hallah . </P>

What was the purpose of the burnt offering in the old testament