Altars

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

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