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 -- Jdj 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 -- Jdj 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. -- Jdj 6:26,27. Of the people of Israel. -- Jdj 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.