Bible Verses About Altar

For me you need make only an altar of earth; on it you will sacrifice your burnt offerings, peace offerings, sheep, goats and cattle. In every place where I cause my name to be mentioned, I will come to you and bless you.

If you do make me an altar of stone, you are not to build it of cut stones; for if you use a tool on it, you profane it.

Likewise, you are not to use steps to go up to my altar; so that you won't be indecently uncovered.'"

"You are to make an altar on which to burn incense; make it of acacia-wood.

It is to be eighteen inches square and three feet high; its horns are to be of one piece with it.

Overlay it with pure gold - its top, all around its sides, and its horns; and put around it a molding of gold.

Make two gold rings for it under its molding at the two corners on both sides; this is where the carrying-poles will go.

Make the poles of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold.

"Place it in front of the curtain by the ark for the testimony, in front of the ark-cover that is over the testimony, where I will meet with you.

Aharon will burn fragrant incense on it as a pleasing aroma every morning; he is to burn it when he prepares the lamps.

Aharon is also to burn it when he lights the lamps at dusk; this is the regular burning of incense before ADONAI through all your generations.

You are not to offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt offering or a grain offering; and you are not to pour a drink offering on it.

Aharon is to make atonement on its horns once a year - with the blood of the sin offering of atonement he is to make atonement for it once a year through all your generations; it is especially holy to ADONAI." 10-20

Use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark for the testimony,

the table and all its utensils, the menorah and all its utensils, the incense altar,

He made the altar on which to burn incense of acacia-wood, eighteen inches square and three feet high; its horns were a single unit.

He overlaid it with pure gold -its top, all around its sides and its horns; and he put around it a molding of gold.

He made two gold rings for it under its molding at the two corners on both sides, to hold the carrying-poles.

He made the poles of acacia-wood and overlaid them with gold.

Set the gold altar for incense in front of the ark for the testimony, and set up the screen at the entrance to the tabernacle.

He set the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain

and burned on it incense made from aromatic spices, as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.

The cohen is to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense before ADONAI there in the tent of meeting. All the remaining blood of the bull he is to pour out at the base of the altar for burnt offerings, which is at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

He is to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar before ADONAI, there in the tent of meeting. All the remaining blood he is to pour out at the base of the altar for burnt offerings, which is at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

After it had been slaughtered, Moshe took the blood and put it on the horns of the altar all the way around with his finger, thus purifying the altar. The remaining blood he poured out at the base of the altar and consecrated it, to make atonement for it.