'Dedication' in the Bible
The leaders offered the dedication offering for the altar when it was anointed, so the leaders offered their offering before the altar.
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Let them present their offering, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar.”
This was the dedication offering for the altar from the leaders of Israel when it was anointed: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver bowls, twelve gold pans,
and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings 24 bulls, all the rams 60, the male goats 60, the male lambs one year old 60. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.