extraction.leviticus.burnt_offering

---
record_id: extraction.leviticus.burnt_offering
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/leviticus.md
passage_locator:
  label: Leviticus 1:3-9
  translation: World English Bible Classic
  notes: Initial hand-curated seed extraction.
canonical_text:
  quote: If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd... The priest shall burn
    all of it on the altar.
  language: English
  quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: A male animal without defect is brought to the Tent of Meeting.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: The offerer lays a hand on the head of the burnt offering.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:3
  text: Priests sprinkle blood around the altar.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:4
  text: The offering is burned on ordered wood and fire.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: Yahweh
  description: ''
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: Aaron's sons
  description: Priests who handle the blood and altar actions.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
roles: []
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: burnt_offering
  literal_form: burnt offering
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:2
  label: altar
  literal_form: altar
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:3
  label: blood
  literal_form: blood
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: sym:4
  label: fire
  literal_form: fire
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Leviticus 1:3-9
  summary: A whole burnt offering is brought, handled, killed, sprinkled with blood,
    washed, and burned on the altar.
  figure_refs: []
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: sacrifice
  taxonomy_refs:
  - sacrifice
  basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
- id: motif:2
  label: atonement_rite
  taxonomy_refs:
  - atonement_rite
  basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
- id: motif:3
  label: sacred_fire
  taxonomy_refs:
  - sacred_fire
  basis: Candidate motif from literal passage evidence.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: Seed extraction; requires later human review.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
  claim: The passage presents a ritual sequence linking animal offering, blood at
    the altar, and atonement.
  claim_level: same_motif
  target: pattern atlas
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  counter_evidence_refs: []
  confidence: low
  limitations: Initial corpus-internal claim only; not a cross-cultural conclusion.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: quote
  locator: Leviticus 1:3-9
  quote_or_summary: If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd... The priest
    shall burn all of it on the altar.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/biblical/world-english-bible-classic/leviticus.md
  rights_note: Public-domain source text.
confidence:
  extraction: medium
  motif_candidates: medium
  comparison_claims: low
  notes: Seed extraction for testing the repository workflow.
reviewer_status:
  status: needs_review
  reviewer: ''
  reviewed_at: ''
  notes: Needs scholarly/human review before being treated as final.
extracted_by: Codex
extracted_at: '2026-04-27'
notes: Initial data seed for Leviticus.