Exodus 38:1

He made also the altar of holocaust of setim wood, five cubits square, and three in height:

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.

In Context

2The horns whereof went out from the corners, and he overlaid it with plates of brass.

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Cross References

Exodus 30:17And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Exodus 40:29And Moses and Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet,

2 Chronicles 4:1He made also an altar of brass twenty cubits long, and twenty cubits broad, and ten cubits high.

Ezekiel 43:16And the Ariel was twelve cubits long, and twelve cubits broad, foursquare, with equal sides.

Romans 8:3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh; God sending his own Son, in the likeness of sinful flesh and of sin, hath condemned sin in the flesh;

Hebrews 3:1Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly vocation, consider the apostle and high priest of our confession, Jesus:

Matthew Henry on Exodus 38:1

Here is an account, I. Of the making of the brazen altar ( ver. 1-7 ), and the laver, ver. 8 . II. The preparing of the hangings for the enclosing of the court in which the tabernacle was to stand, ver. 9-20 . III. A summary of the gold, silver, and brass, that was contributed to, and used in, the preparing of the tabernacle, ver. 21 , &c. Read the whole commentary →

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