Rainbow flag in his hand. In the German Peasants' War of the 16th century, the rainbow flag together with the peasants' boot ("Bundschuh") was used as the sign of a new era, of hope and of social change. The choice of the rainbow in the form of a flag harkens back to the rainbow as a symbol of biblical promise. According to the Bible, God first created the rainbow as a sign to Noah that there would never again be a worldwide flood, also known as the Rainbow covenant. The South African flag is sometimes referred to as the "Rainbow flag". Rainbow
Altar (Bible) of Yom Kippur only, the High Priest would offer incense in the Holy of Holies. Altar (Bible) Altars (, "mizbeaḥ", "a place of slaughter or sacrifice") in the Hebrew Bible were typically made of earth () or unwrought stone (). Altars were generally erected in conspicuous places (; ; ; ; ) The first altar recorded in the Hebrew Bible is that erected by Noah (). Altars were erected by Abraham (; ; ), by Isaac (), by Jacob (; ), and by Moses (). After the theophany on biblical Mount Sinai, in the Tabernacle–and afterwards in the Temple–only two