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Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Golden Altar
• Altar
Thompson Chain Reference
• Brazen Altar
• Altars
Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Saul, Built Altar
• Christian's; Altar
• Altar
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Altars
• Altar of Incense
• Altar of Burnt-Offering, the
Dictionaries
American Church Dictionary
• Super-Altar
• Lights On the Altar
• Altar Vessels
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American Tract Society
• Altar
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Altar
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Horns of Altar
• Altar
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Altar
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Altar
Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Altar
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Incense Altar
• Altar
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Incense, Altar of
• Altar
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Altar (2)
• Altar
King James Dictionary
• Altar
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• The Brazen Altar
• The Altar of Incense
• Incense, Altar of
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Wine, Altar
• Vessels, Altar
• Vase, Altar
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Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
• Altar
People's Bible Dictionary
• Altar
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Altar
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Altar
• Altar
Wilson's Bible Types
• Altar
Webster Dictionary
• Altar
Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Altar
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Altar
• Altars in the Christian Church
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Altar
• Horns of the Altar
Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Altar
• Altars Forms of
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Altar
• Altar of Our Lady
• Altar of the Rood
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Altar (in Liturgy)
• Altar Bell
• Altar Breadboxes
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Altar
• Altar, Jonas (Jonathan ha-Levi)
• Altar, Meir ha-Levi
Lexicons
• ܡܰܕ݂ܒ݁ܚܳܐ
• ܥܶܠܬ݂ܳܐ
Girdleston's OT Synonyms
• Altar
• βωμός
• θυμιατήριον
• θυσιαστήριον
• אֲרִיאֵל
• הַרְאֵל
• חַמָּן
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Trench's NT Synonyms
• Altar

The Holy Table, of wood or stone, on which the Sacrament of the Lord's Body and Blood is offered to God as a "Sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving." "Altar" and "Table" are used interchangeably in Holy Scripture, and both words are used in the Prayer Book for the same thing. From the very earliest times the Altar has always been the most prominent object in the Church, being placed at the end of the chancel and elevated, being approached by three or more steps. Architecturally as well as devotionally the Altar is the distinctive feature, the objective point of the building to which all else conforms. Properly speaking, the building is erected for the Altar, and not the Altar for the building. (See LORD'S TABLE).