Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.

Square

Bible References

Twelve cubits

Exodus 27:1
“And you shall make the altar [for burnt offerings] of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide; the altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits.
2 Chronicles 4:1
Then Solomon made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and ten cubits in height.
Ezra 3:3
So they set up the altar on its [old] foundation, for they were terrified because of the peoples of the lands; and they offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, morning and evening.

Square

Exodus 38:1
Then Bezalel made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; its top was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide, and three cubits high.