Altars
Altars
Designed for sacrifice - Ex 20:24
To be made of earth, or unhewn stone - Ex 20:24,25; De 27:5,6
Of brick, hateful to God - Isa 65:3
Natural rocks sometimes used as - Jud 6:19-21; 13:19,20
Were not to have steps up to them - Ex 20:26
For idolatrous worship, often erected on roofs of houses - 2Ki 23:12; Jer 19:13; 32:29
Idolaters planted groves near - Jud 6:30; 1Ki 16:32,33; 2Ki 21:3
The Jews not to plant groves near - De 16:21
For idolatrous worship, to be destroyed - Ex 34:13; De 7:5
Probable origin of inscriptions on - De 27:8
MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Of Noah
- Ge 8:20 - Of Abraham
- Ge 12:7,8; 13:18; 22:9 - Of Isaac
- Ge 26:25 - Of Jacob
- Ge 33:20; 35:1,3,7 - Of Moses
- Ex 17:15; 24:4 - Of Balaam
- Nu 23:1,14,29 - Of Joshua
- Jos 8:30,31 - Of the temple of Solomon
- 2Ch 4:1,19 - Of the second temple
- Ezr 3:2,3 - Of Reubenites, &c east of Jordan
- Jos 22:10 - Of Gideon
- Jud 6:26,27 - Of the people of Israel
- Jud 21:4 - Of Samuel
- 1Sa 7:17 - Of David
- 2Sa 24:21,25 - Of Jeroboam at Bethel
- 1Ki 12:33 - Of Ahaz
- 2Ki 16:10-12 - Of the Athenians
- Ac 17:23 - For burnt-offering
- Ex 27:1-8 - For incense
- Ex 30:1-6
Protection afforded by - 1Ki 1:50,51
Afforded no protection to murderers - Ex 21:14; 1Ki 2:18-34
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