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ALTAR

composition/construction

• Exodus 20:24; Judges 13:19; Exodus 27:1-8; 30:1-10; 1 Kings 6:20; 2 Chronicles 4:1

function:

informal lay worship

• Genesis 8:20; 12:7; Exodus 20:24-26

formal priestly worship

♦ sacrifice

• Exodus 38:1-7; Leviticus 16:18-20

♦ incense

• Exodus 30:1-10; 40:26

early mention:

♦ Noah:

• Genesis 8:20

♦ Abram:

• Genesis 12:7-8

♦ Isaac:

• Genesis 26:25

♦ Jacob:

• Genesis 35:6-7

locations:

♦ Tabernacle:

• Exodus 27:21; 28:1-7

♦ Solomon's temple:

• 2 Chronicles 4:1, 19

♦ second temple:

• Ezra 7:17

♦ Ezekiel's temple:

• Ezekiel 43:13-27

♦ Herod's temple:

• Luke 1:11

relationship to Christianity:

♦ altar of incense only:

• Revelation 8:3; 9:13

♦ cross of Christ as altar of sacrifice:

• Hebrews 13:10-12 (cf. 9:6-15, 23-28)

This topic is from the Lockman Foundation.

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