ALTARS

ALTARS

1. Designed for sacrifice # Ex 20:24
2. To be made of earth, or unhewn stone # Ex 20:24,25 De 27:5,6
3. Of brick, hateful to God # Isa 65:3
4. Natural rocks sometimes used as # Jud 6:19-21 13:19,20
5. Were not to have steps up to them # Ex 20:26
6. For idolatrous worship, often erected on roofs of houses # 2Ki 23:12 Jer 19:13 32:29
7. Idolaters planted groves near # Jud 6:30 1Ki 16:32,33 2Ki 21:3
8. The Jews not to plant groves near # De 16:21
9. For idolatrous worship, to be destroyed # Ex 34:13 De 7:5
10. Probable origin of inscriptions on # De 27:8
11. MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE 11a) Of Noah

    # Ge 8:20

11b) Of Abraham # Ge 12:7,8 13:18 22:9 11c) Of Isaac # Ge 26:25 11d) Of Jacob # Ge 33:20 35:1,3,7 11e) Of Moses # Ex 17:15 24:4 11f) Of Balaam # Nu 23:1,14,29 11g) Of Joshua # Jos 8:30,31 11h) Of the temple of Solomon # 2Ch 4:1,19 11i) Of the second temple # Ezr 3:2,3 11j) Of Reubenites, &c east of Jordan # Jos 22:10 11k) Of Gideon  # Jud 6:26,27 11l) Of the people of Israel # Jud 21:4 11m) Of Samuel # 1Sa 7:17 11n) Of David # 2Sa 24:21,25 11o) Of Jeroboam at Bethel # 1Ki 12:33 11p) Of Ahaz # 2Ki 16:10-12 11q) Of the Athenians # Ac 17:23 11r) For burnt-offering # Ex 27:1-8 11s) For incense # Ex 30:1-6 12) Protection afforded by # 1Ki 1:50,51 13) Afforded no protection to murderers # Ex 21:14 1Ki 2:18-34