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 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