Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns.
The altar
Four horns
Bible References
The altar
Isaiah 29:1 Woe to Ariel, Ariel,
the city where David camped!
Continue year after year;
let the festivals recur.
the city where David camped!
Continue year after year;
let the festivals recur.
Four horns
Exodus 27:2
Make horns for it on its four corners; the horns are to be of one piece. Overlay it with bronze.
Leviticus 9:9
Aaron’s sons brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and applied it to the horns of the altar. He poured out the blood at the base of the altar.
1 Kings 2:28
The news reached Joab. Since he had supported Adonijah but not Absalom, Joab fled to the Lord’s tabernacle and took hold of the horns of the altar.
Psalm 118:27 The Lord is God and has given us light.
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords
to the horns of the altar.
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords
to the horns of the altar.