Leviticus 1 gives the burnt offering regulations that Aaron follows in Leviticus 9:12, providing the procedural background.

Leviticus 1:11 specifies killing the burnt offering on the north side of the altar, a detail enacted in Leviticus 9:12.

Leviticus 8:18-21 records a similar burnt offering during Aaron's ordination, paralleling the first regular offering here.

Exodus 29:11 commands killing the bull at the tent entrance, which Aaron carries out in Leviticus 9:12, linking command and execution.