13 Bible Verses about Altars, Built By

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Genesis 12:7

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.

Genesis 26:25

Isaac built an altar there and worshiped Jehovah. Then he set up his camp. His servants dug another well.

Genesis 33:18

Jacob traveled safely from Paddan-aram to the city of Shechem in Canaan. He camped within sight of the city.

Deuteronomy 27:4-7

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 Godread more.
and sacrifice peace offerings and eat there, and rejoice before Jehovah your God.

Joshua 22:10

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.

Judges 6:26

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.

Judges 13:19

So Manoah took a young goat and some grain, and offered them on the rock altar to Jehovah the God who works wonders.

Judges 21:4

The next morning the people got up early and built an altar there. They offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

1 Samuel 7:17

Then he returned home to Ramah where he judged Israel. And in Ramah he built an altar to Jehovah.

1 Samuel 14:35

It was the first altar Saul had built for offering sacrifices to Jehovah.

2 Samuel 24:18-25

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. Araunah saw David and his soldiers coming toward him. He went over to David and bowed down low,read more.
and said: My lord the king! Why have you come to see me? David answered: I came to buy your threshing place. I have to build Jehovah an altar here, so this disease will stop killing the people. Araunah said: Take what you want and offer your sacrifice. Here are some cattle for the sacrifice. You can use the threshing-boards and the wooden yokes for the fire. Araunah gave this to the king and said: May Jehovah your God accept you. No! The king said to Araunah. I must buy it from you at a fair price. I will not offer Jehovah my God burnt sacrifices that cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing floor and the cattle for one and one quarter pounds of silver. David built an altar for Jehovah there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. So Jehovah heard the prayers for the country. The plague on Israel stopped.

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