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 Altar -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Altars were erected by (The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son) Abraham (Genesis 12:7; 13:4; 22:9),
Again the altar was erected by Herod, and remained in its place till the destruction of (Capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom) Jerusalem by the Romans (70 A.D.).
In some (An adherent of Protestantism) Protestant denominations, the word altar is used to denote the (Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing) chancel or sanctuary area of the church, although this usage is technically incorrect.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/altar.htm   (1193 words)

  
 Altar (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net
Paul found among the many altars erected in Athens one bearing the inscription, "To the unknown God" (Acts 17:23), or rather "to an [i.e., some] unknown God." The reason for this inscription cannot now be accurately determined.
This altar was renewed by Asa (2 Chr.
Again the altar was erected by Herod, and remained in its place till the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans (70 A.D.).
www.christiananswers.net /dictionary/altar.html   (731 words)

  
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At the inauguration of the tabernacle service by the consecration of Aaron and his sons (Exodus 40:1-38; Leviticus 8:1-36), fire fell from heaven upon the altar of burnt sacrifices (Leviticus 9:1-24), and they were commanded to keep it burning continually (Leviticus 6:12,13).
They were commanded to offer upon the brazen altar two lambs, one in the morning, and the other in the evening, continually.
Coming out of the most holy place he stained the horns of the altar of incense with the blood; returning to the brazen altar, he stained the horns thereof with the blood of both sin offerings, and sprinkled it with his finger upon the altar seven times.
www.biblestudytools.net /Encyclopedias/CondensedBiblicalCyclopedia/cbe.cgi?number=T39   (859 words)

  
 Bible Study Aids on ChristiansUnite.com
Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of Jehovah; for there he offered the burnt-offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt-offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat.
And Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of Jehovah; for there he offered the burnt-offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt-offerings and the oblations and the fat.
And Solomon sanctifieth the middle of the court that [is] before the house of Jehovah, for he hath made there the burnt-offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings: for the altar of brass that Solomon made hath not been able to contain the burnt-offering, and the present, and the fat.
bible.christiansunite.com /search.cgi?version=all&passage=2Ch+7:7   (361 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Altar Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Altars in the Hebrew Bible Altars in the Hebrew Bible were typically made of earth or unwrought stone.
Altars in the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament) were typically made of earth (Ex.
The first altar recorded in the Hebrew Bible is that erected by Noah (Genesis 8:20).
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Temple of Jerusalem
In this court opposite the porch gate and at a distance of twenty-two cubits stood the brazen altar of holocausts (1 Kings 8:64), which was twenty cubits in length and breadth and ten cubits high (2 Chronicles 4:1).
To the west stood the house of Jehovah and to the east the altar of holocausts.
It was near the altar of incense that the angel appeared to Zacharias (Luke, I,11).
www.newadvent.org /cathen/14499a.htm   (5995 words)

  
 Brazen Altar: Tabernacle of Moses
The Altar was in a hollow box shape; it was foursquare, measuring 5x5x3 cu.
The Altar was made of Shittim wood (or acacia wood) and then overlaid with brass (copper); it was the LARGEST and HIGHEST piece of furniture.
A grated network (grid) was inside the Altar 1.5 cubits from the Earth (half-way) ; there were rings and staves made of wood and brass.
www.templebuilders.com /Index_Tabernacle_of_Moses_7.php   (185 words)

  
 The Tabernacle and Sacrifices – Study of the Brazen Altar of the Old Testament Tabernacle
The brazen altar, bronze altar, or altar of sacrifice was situated right inside the courtyard upon entering the gate to the tabernacle.
The Hebrew root for altar means “to slay” or “slaughter.” The Latin word alta means “high.” An altar is a “high place for sacrifice/slaughter.” The altar stood raised on a mound of earth, higher than its surrounding furniture.
The altar was made of wood from the acacia tree and overlaid with bronze (usually symbolic of judgment on sin in the Bible), measuring 7.5 feet on all four sides and 4.5 feet deep.
www.the-tabernacle-place.com /tabernacle_articles/tabernacle_brazen_altar.aspx   (956 words)

  
 45. The Brazen Altar
As a matter of fact the Laver stood between the Altar and the Door, yet so vital is the connection of that which spoke of Divine judgment with that which gave entrance into the Divine presence, that in several scriptures nothing is said of the Laver coming in between the two (see 40:6, etc.).
The "altar" is Christ: the sacrifice consumed on it by the live coal speaks of His work on the cross for poor sinners.
It is very striking to observe that of the different vessels in the Tabernacle the two "altars" alone are spoken of as being "most holy." The other pieces of furniture are called "holy," but the golden altar (30:10) once, and the brazen altar twice, is termed "most holy" (39:37; 40:10).
www.pbministries.org /books/pink/Gleanings_Exodus/exodus_45.htm   (3802 words)

  
 What is the Tabernacle? - Altar of Incense–study of the tabernacle of david
The golden altar of incense, which is not to be confused with the brazen altar, sat in front of the curtain that separated the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies.
The horns of the golden altar were sprinkled with blood from the animal sacrifice to cleanse and purify it from the sins of the Israelites (Leviticus 4:7, 16:18).
Just as the horns on the brazen altar represent the power of Christ’s blood to forgive sins, the horns on golden altar signify the power of His blood in prayer as we confess our sins and ask for His forgiveness.
www.the-tabernacle-place.com /tabernacle_articles/tabernacle_altar_of_incense.aspx   (752 words)

  
 eDevo: BEYOND THE BRAZEN ALTAR
When they approach the [brazen] altar to minister by presenting an offering made to the Lord by fire, they shall wash their hands and feet so that they will not die.
It is significant that the bronze altar was close to the gate.
Before entering the tabernacle or officiating at the altar the priests were to wash their hands and their feet with water from the laver.
www.growingchristians.org /dfgc/brazen.htm   (2370 words)

  
 The Tabernacle, The Outer Court, The Gate, The Brazen Altar, and The Brazen Laver
The pillars of the wall were founded in brass (bronze) sockets, speaking of judgment of Israel’s unrighteousness; (the brazen altar was the place where sin was judged by sacrifice).
Being in position between the Brazen Altar and the Tabernacle, it was as a sentinel, forbidding to touch holy things before cleansing.
At the altar, the blood of the sacrifice was shed, typifying the once and for all washing of the whole person in the blood of Christ.
www.pbministries.org /Newsletter/2000/Apr/squires01_04.htm   (2352 words)

  
 Bible Study Aids on ChristiansUnite.com
And Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar before Jehovah, which was at the tent of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt-offerings upon it.
And Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar before the LORD, which [was] at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt-offerings upon it.
Solomon went up there to the brazen altar before Yahweh, which was at the tent of meeting, and offered one thousand burnt offerings on it.
bible.christiansunite.com /search.cgi?version=all&passage=2Ch+1:6   (193 words)

  
 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible (1901) | Christian Classics Ethereal Library
And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw the altar that was at Damascus; and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
And the brazen altar, which was before Jehovah, he brought from the forefront of the house, from between his altar and the house of Jehovah, and put it on the north side of his altar.
And king Ahaz cut off the panels of the bases, and removed the laver from off them, and took down the sea from off the brazen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stone.
www.ccel.org /ccel/bible/asv.iiKgs.16.html   (604 words)

  
 Studies In The Scriptures - Tabernacle Shadows - Chapter 1
Just inside the gate, and immediately in front of it, stood the "Brazen Altar." This altar was made of wood and covered with copper, and was 7 1/2 feet square and 4 1/2 feet high.
Next, between the "Brazen Altar" and the door of the Tabernacle, was the "Laver." It was made of polished copper, and was a receptacle for water; at it the priests washed before entering the Tabernacle.
(1) By faith in Christ's ransom-sacrifice, represented in the Brazen Altar, we enter the "Gate" to the "Court"--the veil of unbelief and sin is passed.
www.nsbible.org /sits_ts/v0s1.htm   (2804 words)

  
 A. S. Johnson's Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia [The Worship].
At the inauguration of the tabernacle service by the consecration of Aaron and his sons (Ex., 40:1-38; Lev., 8:1-36), fire fell from heaven upon the altar of burnt sacrifices (Lev., 9:1-24), and they were commanded to keep it burning continually (Lev., 6:12, 13).
He then brought a bullock for a sin-offering and a ram for a burnt-offering to the north side of the altar, after which he bathed his hands and feet at the laver, took a censer full of fire from the brazen altar and a handful of incense which he immediately burnt within the second vail.
Taking of its blood he returned within the vail and sprinkled it upon the mercy seat and seven times upon the ground before it: this was the sin-offering for [84] himself and family.
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 The Treasures of the Temple   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Jeremiah was taken to Tahpanhes in Egypt by a remnant of the Jews after the fall of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 42:1-43:7), so it is conceivable that he secured the Ark in a cave on the way.
An account of the plundering of the temple by Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 170 BC, is given in 1 Maccabees 1:20ff and also was described by Josephus.
At that time the temple contained at least an altar of incense made of gold, the table of shewbread, the lampstands, many cups, bowls, and incense holders, crowns and gold plating at the wall where the cherubim had been in days of old.
www.templemount.org /TMTRS.html   (3049 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Brazen Altar": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
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 Apocalypse soon - X files - Damascus Will No Longer Be a City
They will not look to the altars, the work of their hands, and they will have no regard for the Asherah poles and the incense altars their fingers have made.
The altar is the brazen altar used for sacrificing animals.
A representative from the institute told me that the altar has not yet been built because it must be built in place on the Temple mount, which is currently occupied by Muslim buildings.
www.apocalypsesoon.org /xfile-9.html   (6979 words)

  
 BRAZEN ALTAR -
Altar - animal sacrifice cleansing by blood = The CROSS (salvation)
Laver - cleansing by water (removing character flaws) Neither cleansing is enough alone - a double cleansing is needed
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Christ
www.bibletruth.net /florlane/Tabernacle/brazen.htm   (771 words)

  
 The Finished Mystery - Ezekiel Chapter 8
Chapter 8 refers literally to the temple, and its defilement by the seating of an idol of Baal at the door near the Brazen Altar, by the desecration of its interior with symbols of Egyptian heathenism, and by the practicing of heathen worship within the temple.
This types the condition of the spiritual Temple of God, "which Temple ye are", the Church of God, originally pure and holy, but denied by the clergy with pagan practices.
They are brought to the door of the inner gate, the gate of the altar between the people's court and priest's court — (the same as the Tabernacle court.) They are brought to the antitypical Temple, to the Church of God, to the Lord's people — "Ye are the Temple of God".
www.strictlygenteel.co.uk /finishedmystery/fme8.html   (2908 words)

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