Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.
Altar of shittim wood
Bible References
Altar of shittim wood
Exodus 20:24
You are to make an altar of earth for me, and you are to sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep, and your cattle. Everywhere I cause my name to be remembered, I'll come to you and bless you.
Exodus 24:4
So Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. He got up early in the morning and built an altar with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel at the base of the mountain.
Exodus 38:1
Then he made the altar for burnt offerings of acacia wood. It was a square, five cubits long and five cubits wide, and it was three cubits high.
Exodus 40:10
"You are to anoint the altar for burnt offerings and all its utensils. You are to consecrate the altar and the altar will be most holy.
2 Samuel 24:18
That very day, Gad approached David and told him, "Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor that belongs to Araunah the Jebusite."
2 Chronicles 4:1
Solomon also constructed a bronze altar 20 cubits long, 20 cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
Ezekiel 43:13
"Here are the measurements of the altar in cubits that were a cubit and a handbreadth long: its base is a cubit long and a cubit wide, and its border around the edge at one handbreadth is to be the height of the altar.
Hebrews 13:10
We have an altar, and those who serve in the tent have no right to eat at it.