Bible Concordances
Altars
Torrey's Topical Textbook
- Designed for sacrifice
Exodus 20:24
- To be made of earth, or unhewn stone
Exodus 20:24,25; Deuteronomy 27:5,6
- Of brick, hateful to God
Isaiah 65:3
- Natural rocks sometimes used as
Judges 6:19-21; 13:19,20
- Were not to have steps up to them
Exodus 20:26
- For idolatrous worship, often erected on roofs of houses
2 Kings 23:12; Jeremiah 19:13; 32:29
- Idolaters planted groves near
Judges 6:30; 1 Kings 16:32,33; 2 Kings 21:3
- The Jews not to plant groves near
Deuteronomy 16:21
- For idolatrous worship, to be destroyed
Exodus 34:13; Deuteronomy 7:5
- Probable origin of inscriptions on
Deuteronomy 27:8
- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Of Abraham
Genesis 12:7,8; 13:18; 22:9
- Of Jacob
Genesis 33:20; 35:1,3,7
- Of Moses
Exodus 17:15; 24:4
- Of Balaam
Numbers 23:1,14,29
- Of the temple of Solomon
2 Chronicles 4:1,19
- Of the second temple
Ezra 3:2,3
- Of Reubenites, &c east of Jordan
Joshua 22:10
- Of the people of Israel
Judges 21:4
- Of David
2 Samuel 24:21,25
- Of Jeroboam at Bethel
1 Kings 12:33
- Of the Athenians
Acts 17:23
- For burnt-offering
Exodus 27:1-8
- For incense
Exodus 30:1-6
- Protection afforded by
1 Kings 1:50,51
- Afforded no protection to murderers
Exodus 21:14; 1 Kings 2:18-34
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Bibliography Information
Torrey, Reuben Archer. Entry for 'Altars'. Torrey's Topical Textbook. https://www.studylight.org/​concordances/​eng/​ttt/​a/altars.html. 1897.