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Jehovah appeared to Abram and said: I will give this land to your offspring (seed). He built an altar there to Jehovah, who had appeared to him. From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent. Bethel was on the west and Ai on the east. He built an altar to Jehovah and called on the name of Jehovah.

Abram moved his tents and went to live near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron. He built an altar to Jehovah there. Verse ConceptsAltarsTreesBuilding AltarsOaks

They came to the place God had told him about. Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. He tied up his son and placed him on the altar, on top of the wood. Verse ConceptsAltarsAbrahamBindingPutting In OrderBuilding AltarsFirewoodTying Up

When you cross the Jordan, you shall set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you shall coat them with lime. Build an altar there to Jehovah your God. Build the altar of stones. Do not use an iron tool on them. Build the altar of Jehovah your God of uncut stones. Offer on it burnt offerings to Jehovah your God read more.
and sacrifice peace offerings and eat there, and rejoice before Jehovah your God.

Then Joshua built an altar to Jehovah the God of Israel on mount Ebal, As Moses the servant of the Lord commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the Law of Moses, an altar of whole stones that have not been cut by any iron tool. They offered offerings to Jehovah, and sacrificed peace offerings. He wrote upon the stones a copy of the Law of Moses. He did this in the presence of the children of Israel.

He set up an altar there and named it God, the God of Israel. Verse ConceptsAltarsBuilding AltarsPeople Naming Things

God said to Jacob: Go to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar to God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau. Jacob said to his family and those who were with him: Get rid of the foreign gods that you have. Wash yourselves until you are ritually clean. Change your clothes. After that let us go to Bethel. I will make an altar there to God, who answered me when I was troubled and who has been with me wherever I have gone. read more.
So everyone gave Jacob their idols and their earrings. He buried them under the oak (big) tree near Shechem. Jacob and his family traveled through Canaan. God terrified the people in the towns so much that no one dared bother them. Finally, they reached Bethel, also known as Luz. Jacob built an altar there and called it God of Bethel. That was the place where God appeared to him when he was running from Esau.


Moses wrote down all Jehovah's words. Early the next morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain. He erected twelve sacred stones for the twelve tribes of Israel. Verse ConceptsAltarsThe Number TwelveBuildingMoses, Significance OfPillarsRising EarlyMorning DevotionsObelisksThose Who Rose EarlyTwelve Tribes

He said to Balak: Build seven altars here for me. Then bring me seven bulls and seven rams. Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeySeven AnimalsSeven ThingsBuilding Altars

So he took him to the Field of Zophim on top of Mount Pisgah. He built seven altars there. He offered a bull and a ram on each altar. Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsSeven ThingsSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

Balaam said to him: Build seven altars for me here and bring me seven bulls and seven rams. Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsSeven Things

Elijah took twelve stones, the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom Jehovah said: Israel will be your name. He used the stones to make an altar to the name of Jehovah. He dug a trench around the altar, large enough to hold two seahs of seed.

Gad came to David and said: Go, set up an altar for Jehovah at Araunah the Jebusite's threshing floor. David obeyed Jehovah's command and went as Gad had told him to.

The children of Reuben and Gad and the half tribe of Manassah built a large altar by the borders of Jordan in the land of Canaan. Verse ConceptsAltars, Built ByFractions, One HalfBuilding AltarsThe Region Of Jordan

The people of Reuben and Gad said: This altar is a witness to all of us that Jehovah is God. Therefore they named it witness. Verse ConceptsThe Lord Is GodThings As WitnessesThe Lord [Yahweh] Is God

Build a well-constructed altar to Jehovah your God on top of this mound. Take the second bull and burn it as a whole offering. Cut down the symbol of Asherah and use it for firewood. So Gideon took ten of his servants and did what Jehovah instructed him to do. He was afraid of his family and the people in town, so he did it at night.

It was the first altar Saul had built for offering sacrifices to Jehovah. Verse ConceptsBeing FirstAltars, Built ByAltarsAltars To The LordFirst ActionsBuilding Altars

Then he returned home to Ramah where he judged Israel. And in Ramah he built an altar to Jehovah. Verse ConceptsHomeAltars, Built ByAltars To The LordBuilding Altars

Isaac built an altar there and worshiped Jehovah. Then he set up his camp. His servants dug another well. Verse ConceptsAltarsCalling upon GodNomadsTentsAltars, Built ByBuilding AltarsExcavation


They turned back and came to En-mishpat (Kadesh), and subdued all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.

Some men reported to Jehoshaphat: A large crowd is coming against you from the other side of the Dead Sea, from Edom. The crowd is already in Hazazon Tamar (En Gedi). Verse ConceptsMany Combatants

The tribe of Reuben rebuilt the cities of Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

He built the high places that Hezekiah his father destroyed. He made altars for Baal. Then he made an Asherah as Ahab, king of Israel, had done. Manasseh was a worshipper and servant of all the stars of heaven. Verse ConceptsFalse GodsFalse ReligionBowingAltars, PaganBuilding AltarsList Of Kings Of IsraelServing Asherah

He rebuilt the illegal places of worship that his father Hezekiah had torn down. He set up altars dedicated to other gods such as the Baals. He erected a pole dedicated to the goddess Asherah as King Ahab of Israel had done. Manasseh, like Ahab, worshiped and served the entire army of heaven. Verse ConceptsBuilding Altars

Jehoram made illegal places of worship in the hills of Judah. This caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to chase after foreign gods as if they were prostitutes. So he led Judah astray. Verse ConceptsGuidance, Need For God'sSpiritual Harlotry

And in each city of Judah, he made places of worship to sacrifice to other gods. He angered Jehovah the God of his ancestors. Verse ConceptsHigh PlacesProvoking GodShrinesTown

They built places of worship for false gods. They put up stone pillars and symbols of Asherah to worship on the hills and under shady trees. Verse ConceptsHillsSacred PlacesPolytheismObelisksServing Asherah

Jeroboam built worship sites on hilltops. He appointed men who were not descended from Levi to be priests. Verse ConceptsHigh PlacesPriests, Institution In Ot Times

The children of Israel secretly did things that were not right according to Jehovah their God. They built high places for themselves in all their towns, from the watchtower to the walled towns. Verse ConceptsSecrecySecret SinsConcealment, Of SinActing In Secret

Then Solomon put up a high place for Chemosh, the disgusting god of Moab, in the mountain near Jerusalem. And for Molech, the disgusting god worshipped by the children of Ammon. Verse ConceptsFalse GodsBuild, LiterallyHigh Places

Please permit us to pass through your land. We, including our cattle, will not leave the road or go into your fields or vineyards. We will not drink from your wells. We will stay on the main (king's) road until we are out of your territory.' Verse ConceptsHighwayPassing ThroughRoadsVineyardWellsNot Turning AsideMan Providing Water

Let us go through your country. We will not go through any of your fields or vineyards or drink any of the water from your wells. We will stay on the king's highway until we have passed through your territory. Verse ConceptsHighwayPassing ThroughVineyardWellsMan Providing Water