Exodus 38:1

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

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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

2And he made its horns on its four corners, from itself were its horns; and he overlaid it with copper.

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Cross References

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

Exodus 40:29And the altar of burnt-offering he placed by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation; and he offered upon it the burnt-offering and the meat-offering; as the Lord had commanded Moses.

2 Chronicles 4:1He made also an altar of copper, twenty cubits being its length, and twenty cubits its breadth, and ten cubits its height.

Ezekiel 43:16And the upper surface of the altar shall be twelve cubits long, by twelve broad, square on its four sides.

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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