26 occurrences in 13 translations

'Altar' in the Bible

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;

Verse ConceptsPeople Rememberingthe Gifts of GodForgiving Others Who Hurt YouPurgatory

And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

Verse ConceptsKnowing Right And WrongOffering SacrificesUnimportant ThingsSwearing

Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

Verse ConceptsSwearing BySwearing

That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

Verse ConceptsAbelAbel and CainBlood, Figurative UseMartyrdom, Examples OfSheddingResponsibility For Blood ShedKilling ProphetsKilling Named IndividualsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

Verse ConceptsAngel of the LordStandingGod Appearinggabriel

From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

Verse ConceptsAbel and CainMartyrdom Of The SaintsNamed Prophets Of The LordMartyrdom

For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

Verse ConceptsAmbassadorsGod, Revelation OfIgnorance, Of GodInscriptionsOpportunities, And SalvationSuperstitionPolytheismUnknown GodsHow Not To WorshipIgnorance of GodEclipseignorancedevotion

Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?

Verse ConceptsAltarsOfferingsPermitted To Eat OfferingsServingLiveMinistryServing The ChurchWaiting Till Marriageworkingzealotspriests

For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

It contained the gold altar of incense and the ark of the covenant, covered with gold on all sides, in which there was a gold jar containing the manna, Aaron’s staff that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.

Verse ConceptsAaron, As High PriestArk Of The Covenant, FunctionMannaStaffTabletsCensersOverlaid With GoldGold Items For The TabernaclTerms Of The Covenant At SinaiWeed

Every priest stands [at his altar of service] ministering daily, offering the same sacrifices over and over, which are never able to strip away sins [that envelop and cover us];

Verse ConceptsPriests, Tasks In Nt TimesReligionDaily DutyOnce A DayDoing RepeatedlyAtoning By SacrificesSacrificeministering

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

Verse ConceptsAncestorsAbraham, New Testament ReferencesJustified By WorksWorks Of Faith

And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

Verse ConceptsThroneTypes Of ChristAltars, In HeavenAltar Of IncenseCensersAngels Doing God's Work

And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

Verse ConceptsearthquakesLightningSymbolsThunderCensersFire From HeavenAltars, In HeavenAstronomical SignsThunder Showing God's Presence

And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

Verse ConceptsHornsAltars, In HeavenFour HornsFractions, One SixthSeven TrumpetsSixth

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.

Verse ConceptsMeasuring RodReedsWeights And Measures, LinearWorship, Times ForAltars, In HeavenRodsPlans For A New TempleWorshipping Godmeasurement

And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

Verse ConceptsOpportunities, And SalvationAltars, In HeavenSharp ToolsTreading GrapesShout Of GodAngels Doing God's Work

And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

Verse ConceptsTruthLordship, Human And DivineAltars, In HeavenThe Almighty

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