Bible verses about Altars

(From 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
II Kings 23:12; Jeremiah 19:13; 32:29
Idolaters planted groves near
Judges 6:30; I Kings 16:32,33; II 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
  II 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
  I Samuel 7:17
- Of David
  II Samuel 24:21,25
- Of Jeroboam at Bethel
  I Kings 12:33
- Of Ahaz
  II 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
I Kings 1:50,51
Afforded no protection to murderers
Exodus 21:14; I Kings 2:18-34

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