Exodus 38:1

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

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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 the four corners of it; its horns were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.

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Cross References

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

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

2 Chronicles 4:1Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length of it, and twenty cubits the breadth of it, and ten cubits the hight of it.

Ezekiel 43:16And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares of it.

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 for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

Hebrews 3:1Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ 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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