Exodus 27:1
Thou shalt make also an altar of setim wood, which shall be five cubits long and as many broad, that is, foursquare, and three cubits high.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2And there shall be horns at the four corners of the same: and thou shalt cover it with brass.
Cross References
Exodus 17:15And Moses built an altar: and called the name thereof, The Lord my exaltation, saying:
Exodus 24:4And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord: and rising in the morning he built an altar at the foot of the mount, and twelve titles according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
Exodus 38:1He made also the altar of holocaust of setim wood, five cubits square, and three in height:
Exodus 40:6And before it the altar of holocaust:
Exodus 40:29And Moses and Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet,
2 Samuel 24:18And Gad came to David that day, and said: Go up, and build an altar to the Lord in the thrashingfloor of Areuna 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 →