Exodus 17:15

Exo 17:15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:

Ver. 15. And Moses built an altar. ] As a lasting monument of God’s great mercy in that first victory. The Romans had a custom, that the conqueror in his triumphant chariot rode to the capitol, and offered a white ox to Jupiter. a

a Liv., lib. vi. decad. 3.