Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.
And there
Thou shalt not
Bible References
And there
Exodus 24:4
Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. Then he got up early in the morning, and built an altar [for worship] at the foot of the mountain with twelve pillars (memorial stones) representing the twelve tribes of Israel.
Joshua 8:30
Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal,
1 Kings 18:31
Then Elijah took twelve stones in accordance with the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
Thou shalt not
Exodus 20:25
If you make an altar of stone for Me, you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you use a chisel on it, you will profane it.