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 encamped! Add year to year; let the feasts come around;
Four horns
Exodus 27:2
You shall make its horns on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it; and you shall overlay it with brass.
Leviticus 9:9
The sons of Aaron presented the blood to him; and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it on the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar:
1 Kings 2:28
The news came to Joab; for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he didn't turn after Absalom. Joab fled to the Tent of Yahweh, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
Psalm 118:27
Yahweh is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.