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Altars

Designed for sacrifice - Ex 20:24

To be made of earth, or unhewn stone - Ex 20:24,25; De 27:5,6

Of brick, hateful to God - Isa 65:3

Natural rocks sometimes used as - Jud 6:19-21; 13:19,20

Were not to have steps up to them - Ex 20:26

For idolatrous worship, often erected on roofs of houses - 2Ki 23:12; Jer 19:13; 32:29

Idolaters planted groves near - Jud 6:30; 1Ki 16:32,33; 2Ki 21:3

The Jews not to plant groves near - De 16:21

For idolatrous worship, to be destroyed - Ex 34:13; De 7:5

Probable origin of inscriptions on - De 27:8

MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE

• Of Noah
- Ge 8:20
• Of Abraham
- Ge 12:7,8; 13:18; 22:9
• Of Isaac
- Ge 26:25
• Of Jacob
- Ge 33:20; 35:1,3,7
• Of Moses
- Ex 17:15; 24:4
• Of Balaam
- Nu 23:1,14,29
• Of Joshua
- Jos 8:30,31
• Of the temple of Solomon
- 2Ch 4:1,19
• Of the second temple
- Ezr 3:2,3
• Of Reubenites, &c east of Jordan
- Jos 22:10
• Of Gideon
- Jud 6:26,27
• Of the people of Israel
- Jud 21:4
• Of Samuel
- 1Sa 7:17
• Of David
- 2Sa 24:21,25
• Of Jeroboam at Bethel
- 1Ki 12:33
• Of Ahaz
- 2Ki 16:10-12
• Of the Athenians
- Ac 17:23
• For burnt-offering
- Ex 27:1-8
• For incense
- Ex 30:1-6

Protection afforded by - 1Ki 1:50,51

Afforded no protection to murderers - Ex 21:14; 1Ki 2:18-34

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