Leviticus 1:13
But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.
Cross-references
Leviticus 1:9 contains nearly identical washing and burning instructions for the herd burnt offering—showing consistency across animal types.
Leviticus 1:17 closes the bird burnt offering with the identical formula 'a food offering with a pleasing aroma', mirroring the animal offering here.
Leviticus 4:31 also describes burning as 'a pleasing aroma' for the sin offering, extending the same terminology to a different sacrifice.
Leviticus 7:5 calls the guilt offering a 'food offering to the LORD', using the same technical term as the burnt offering here.
Leviticus 22:22 bans blemished animals as 'food offering', echoing the same category of sacrifice described here.
Genesis 8:21 introduces the phrase 'sweet savor' when God accepts Noah's sacrifice, prefiguring the burnt offerings described here as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Exodus 29:17 gives the same ritual washing of entrails and legs for the ordination ram, showing consistent procedure across offerings.
Numbers 15:3 repeats 'pleasing aroma to the LORD' for various offerings, directly paralleling the burnt offering's description.
Ezra 6:10 uses the exact phrase 'sweet aroma' for offerings at the rebuilt temple, echoing the same language used for the burnt offering.
Ephesians 5:2 identifies Christ's sacrifice as a 'sweet-smelling aroma,' directly fulfilling the burnt offering typology as the ultimate pleasing sacrifice.
Deuteronomy 12:27 adds the location and handling of burnt offerings at the central sanctuary, complementing the ritual details given here.
2 Chronicles 4:6 mentions washing the burnt offerings in lavers, a practical temple implementation of the purification required here.
Ezekiel 20:41 applies the 'sweet aroma' metaphor to God's acceptance of restored Israel, extending the sacrificial imagery to restoration.
Exodus 29:25 uses the same phrase 'pleasing aroma' for burning on the altar, linking the ordination offering to the burnt offering.
Numbers 28:2 commands offerings as 'my pleasing aroma', using the same key term as this burnt offering verse.
Deuteronomy 33:10 describes the Levitical priests offering burnt sacrifices on the altar, linking priestly duty to this commanded ritual.