Exodus 27:1

And thou shalt make the altar of acacia wood,—of five cubits length and five cubits breadth four square, shall the altar be, and three cubits the height thereof.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.

In Context

2And thou shalt make its horns upon its four corners, of the same, shall be its horns,—and thou shalt overlay it with copper.

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Cross References

Exodus 17:15And Moses built an altar,—and called the name thereof, Yahweh-nissi.

Exodus 24:4Then wrote Moses all the words of Yahweh, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar, under the mountain, and twelve pillars, for the twelve tribes of Israel:

Exodus 38:1And he made the altar for the ascending-sacrifice of acacia wood,—five cubits, the length thereof and, five cubits, the breadth thereof foursquare, and, three cubits, the height thereof.

Exodus 40:6and thou shalt place the altar for the ascending-sacrifice,—before the opening of the habitation of the tent of meeting;

Exodus 40:29and, the altar of ascending-sacrifice, put he at the entrance of the habitation of the tent of meeting,—and he caused to ascend thereupon the ascending-sacrifice, and the meal-offering,—As Yahweh commanded Moses.

2 Samuel 24:18And Gad came unto David, on that day,—and said unto him—Go up, rear thou unto Yahweh an altar, in 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 →

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