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עֹלָה (ola)
עֹלָה (ola) (Hebrew Lexicon • H5930 • burnt offering, ascending sacrifice): burnt offering, ascending sacrifice. Burnt offering; sacrifice wholly consumed by fire on altar, its sweet aroma ascending completely to God, symbolizing total surrender. It is closely linked with En-Gedi Carbonized Scroll — Micro-CT Virtual Unrolling of Leviticus (IMAGE • archaeology): Burned parchment scroll from an ancient synagogue virtually unrolled with micro-computed tomography to reveal Leviticus 1 -2.