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

while Abel brought the best parts of some of the firstborn from his flock. The LORD looked favorably upon Abel and his offering,

Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "I'll give this land to your descendants." So Abram built an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the LORD.

The two of them went on together and came to the place about which God had spoken. Abraham built an altar there, arranged the wood, tied up his son Isaac, and placed him on the altar on top of the wood.

In response, Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD. He also pitched his tents there and his servants dug a well.

set up an altar, and named it El-elohe-israel.

Later, God told Jacob, "Get up, move to Bethel, and live there. Build an altar to the God who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau."

You are to make an altar of earth for me, and you are to sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep, and your cattle. Everywhere I cause my name to be remembered, I'll come to you and bless you.

So Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. He got up early in the morning and built an altar with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel at the base of the mountain.

I therefore urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercies, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices that are holy and pleasing to God, for this is the reasonable way for you to worship.

We have an altar, and those who serve in the tent have no right to eat at it.

you, too, as living stones, are building yourselves up into a spiritual house and a holy priesthood, so that you may offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus, the Messiah.

Clean beast

You are to take with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and its mate, and two of the unclean animals, a male and its mate;

General references

one young bull, one ram, and a one year old male lamb for a burnt offering;