What does Atonement mean in the Bible?

First uses (BSB)

1. Exodus 29:33

   They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred.

2. Exodus 29:36

   Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it.

3. Exodus 29:37

   For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.

4. Exodus 30:10

   Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.”

5. Exodus 30:16

   Take the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the Tent of Meeting. It will serve as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD to make atonement for your lives.”

6. Exodus 32:30

   The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”

7. Leviticus 1:4

   He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.

8. Leviticus 4:20

   He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.

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