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
Ho! Ariel, Ariel, the town against which David made war; put year to year, let the feasts come round:
Four horns
Exodus 27:2
Put horns at the four angles of it, made of the same, plating it all with brass.
Leviticus 9:9
And the sons of Aaron gave him the blood and he put his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar, draining out the blood at the base of the altar;
1 Kings 2:28
And news of this came to Joab; for Joab had been one of Adonijah's supporters, though he had not been on Absalom's side. Then Joab went in flight to the Tent of the Lord, and put his hands on the horns of the altar.
Psalm 118:27
The Lord is God, and he has given us light; let the holy dance be ordered with branches, even up to the horns of the altar.