Exodus 38:1

Bezalel made the altar for burnt offerings of acacia wood. It was five cubits long and five cubits wide—a square—and three cubits high.

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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

2He made extensions of its four corners shaped like ox horns. The horns were made of one piece with the altar, and he covered it with bronze.

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Cross References

Exodus 30:17Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Exodus 40:29He put the altar for the burnt offering at the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting. He offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as Yahweh had commanded him.

2 Chronicles 4:1Moreover he made an altar of bronze; its length was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits. Its height was ten cubits.

Ezekiel 43:16The hearth is twelve cubits in length and twelve cubits in width, a square.

Romans 8:3For what the law was unable to do because it was weak through the flesh, God did. He sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be an offering for sin, and he condemned sin in the flesh.

Hebrews 3:1Therefore, holy brothers, you share in a heavenly calling. Think about Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession.

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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