Genesis 8:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

Builded

Clean beast

Genesis 7:2

General references

Numbers 7:21

Bible References

Builded

and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering,

Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built there an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

to the place where he had made an altar at the first. And there Abram called upon the name of the LORD.

When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.

So he built an altar there and called upon the name of the LORD and pitched his tent there. And there Isaac's servants dug a well.

There he erected an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.

God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau."

An altar of earth you shall make for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and bless you.

And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. He rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat.

you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Clean beast

Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals, the male and his mate, and a pair of the animals that are not clean, the male and his mate,

General references

one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;