Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
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Bible References
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Deuteronomy 27:5
And there build, unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones; and see thou lift up no iron upon them.
Joshua 8:31
as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, according as it is written in the book of the law of Moses: an altar of rough stone over which no tool of iron was lifted. And they sacrificed thereon burnt sacrifice, and offered peace offerings.
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Leviticus 16:33
and reconcile the holy sanctuary and the tabernacle of witness and the altar, and shall make an atonement also for the priests and for all the people of the congregation.