Exodus 20:24
An altar of earth you shall make unto me, and shall sacrifice thereon your burnt offerings, and your peace offerings, your sheep, and yours oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto you, and I will bless you.
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Genesis 12:2And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing:
Leviticus 1:1And the LORD called unto Moses, and spoke unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
Numbers 6:24The LORD bless you, and keep you:
Deuteronomy 12:5But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall all of you seek, and thither you shall come:
Deuteronomy 12:21If the place which the LORD your God has chosen to put his name there be too far from you, then you shall kill of your herd and of your flock, which the LORD has given you, as I have commanded you, and you shall eat in your gates whatsoever your soul lusts after.
Deuteronomy 16:5You may not sacrifice the passover within any of your gates, which the LORD your God gives you:
Matthew Henry on Exodus 20:23-26
The Law Concerning Altars. ( b. c. 1491.) 22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. 23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. 24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. 25 And if thou wilt… Read the whole commentary →