Exodus 27:1
“You shall also make an altar of setim wood, which will have five cubits in length, and the same in width, that is, four equal sides, and three cubits in height.
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In Context
2Now there shall be horns at the four corners of it, and you shall cover it with brass.
Cross References
Exodus 17:15And Moses built an altar. And he called its name, ‘The Lord, my Exaltation.’ For he said:
Exodus 24:4Then Moses wrote all the words of the Lord. And rising up in the morning, he built an altar at the base of the mountain, with twelve titles according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
Exodus 38:1He also made the altar of holocaust from setim wood: five cubits square, and three in height,
Exodus 40:6and before it, the altar of holocaust.
Exodus 40:29And Moses and Aaron, along with his sons, washed their hands and feet,
2 Samuel 24:18Then Gad went to David on that day, and he said, “Ascend and construct an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
Matthew Henry on Exodus 27:1
In this chapter directions are given, I. Concerning the brazen altar for burnt-offerings, ver. 1-8 . II. Concerning the court of the tabernacle, with the hangings of it, ver. 9-19 . III. Concerning oil for the lamp, ver. 20, 21 . Read the whole commentary →