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 Noah
    Genesis 8:20
  • Of Abraham
    Genesis 12:7,8; 13:18; 22:9
  • Of Isaac
    Genesis 26:25
  • Of Jacob
    Genesis 33:20; 35:1,3,7
  • Of Moses
    Exodus 17:15; 24:4
  • Of Balaam
    Numbers 23:1,14,29
  • Of Joshua
    Joshua 8:30,31
  • 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 Gideon
    Judges 6:26,27
  • Of the people of Israel
    Judges 21:4
  • Of Samuel
    1 Samuel 7:17
  • Of David
    2 Samuel 24:21,25
  • Of Jeroboam at Bethel
    1 Kings 12:33
  • Of Ahaz
    2 Kings 16:10-12
  • 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