From Nave’s Topical Bible
Altar
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 103Passages listed
- 22Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- Built by NoahGenesis 8:2
- Built by AbrahamGenesis 12:7Genesis 12:8Genesis 13:18Genesis 22:9
- Built by IsaacGenesis 26:25
- Built by JacobGenesis 33:20Genesis 35:1–7
- Built by MosesExodus 17:15Exodus 24:4
- Built by BalaamNumbers 23:1Numbers 23:14Numbers 23:29
- Built by JoshuaDeuteronomy 27:4–7Joshua 8:30–32
- Built by the Reubenites and GaditesJoshua 22:10Joshua 22:34
- Built by GideonJudges 6:26Judges 6:27
- Built by Samuel1 Samuel 7:17
- Built by Saul1 Samuel 14:35
- Built by David2 Samuel 24:182 Samuel 24:19
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- Built by Elijah1 Kings 18:311 Kings 18:32
- Mosaic commandments prescribing the construction ofExodus 20:24–26Deuteronomy 27:5–7Joshua 8:30Joshua 8:31
- SeeEzekiel 43:13
- Used in idolatrous worshipJudges 6:251 Kings 12:321 Kings 16:321 Kings 18:262 Kings 16:102 Kings 23:122 Kings 23:15Isaiah 27:9Isaiah 65:3Hosea 8:11Acts 17:23
- OF BURNT OFFERINGS
- Called BRAZEN ALTARExodus 39:391 Kings 8:64
- Called ALTAR OF GODPsalms 43:4
- Called ALTAR OF THE LORDMalachi 2:13
- IN THE TABERNACLE
- Pattern ofExodus 27:1–8
- Constructed by Bezaleel with 37:1Exodus 38:1–7
- Location ofExodus 40:6Exodus 40:29Ezekiel 8:16Matthew 23:35
- Furniture ofExodus 27:3–7Exodus 38:3–71 Samuel 2:131 Samuel 2:14
- Horns ofExodus 27:2
- Uses of the hornsPsalms 118:27
- How sanctifiedExodus 29:36Exodus 29:37Exodus 29:44Exodus 30:26–28Exodus 40:10Leviticus 8:10Leviticus 8:11Numbers 7
- SeeEzekiel 43:18–27
- See Blood
- Sanctified everything that touched itExodus 29:37Exodus 30:29Matthew 23:18Matthew 23:19
- A place of refugeExodus 21:141 Kings 1:501 Kings 2:28
- IN SOLOMON'S TEMPLE
- Description of2 Chronicles 4:1
- Renewed by Asa2 Chronicles 15:8
- Removed by Ahaz, and one of idolatrous fashion substituted2 Kings 16:14–17
- Cleansed by Hezekiah2 Chronicles 29:18–24
- Repaired by Manasseh2 Chronicles 33:16
- Furniture of, taken to Babylon2 Kings 25:14
- IN SECOND TEMPLEEzra 3:1–6
- EZEKIEL'S VISION OFEzekiel 43:13–27
- See Tabernacle
- See Temple
- OF INCENSE
- Called the GOLDEN ALTARExodus 39:38Numbers 4:11
- ALTAR OF SWEET INCENSELeviticus 4:7
- ALTAR BEFORE THE LORDLeviticus 16:18
- Pattern ofExodus 30:1–5
- ConstructedExodus 37:25–28
- Location ofExodus 30:6Exodus 40:5Exodus 40:26
- A cover made for, of the censers of KorahNumbers 16:36–40
- Uses ofExodus 30:7–10Exodus 30:26Exodus 30:27Exodus 40:27Leviticus 4:7Leviticus 4:18Leviticus 8:15Leviticus 9:9Leviticus 16:12Leviticus 16:18
- How prepared for carryingNumbers 4:4–15
- Carried by KohathitesNumbers 3:27–31
- In Solomon's temple1 Kings 6:191 Kings 6:201 Kings 7:481 Chronicles 28:18
- Seen in John's visionRevelation 8:3Revelation 9:13
The passages, in Bible order (103)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Genesis 8:2
The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.
Commentary on Genesis 8:21 voice
(Chapter 8, Verse 2) And the water subsided, and the fountains of the deep were revealed, and the floodgates of heaven were opened. The interpreters have translated the phrase 'fountains of the deep were revealed' as 'the closed and sealed fountains were opened'. And regarding the following phrase: 'the water subsided from the earth', it is written that 'the waters returned from the earth, going and coming' (Ecclesiastes 1:7). Note, according to Ecclesiastes, that all waters and torrents return to the hidden veins of the abyss.
Jerome· Hebrew Questions on Genesis, 420Patristic
- Genesis 12:7
Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
Commentary on Genesis 12:71 voice
And the Lord appeared unto Abram,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Genesis 12:8
From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.
Commentary on Genesis 12:82 voices
Where there is Bethel, that is, the house of God, there is also the altar. Where there is the altar, there is also the calling on the name of God. It is not by chance that he made such great progress. He hoped in the help of God. The athlete of God exercised and strengthened himself in adversity. He went into the desert.
Ambrose of Milan· ON ABRAHAM 1.2.6, 397Patristic
And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Genesis 13:18
So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.
Commentary on Genesis 13:181 voice
Moving therefore Abram his tent, he came and dwelt by the valley of Mamre, which is in Hebron. Hebron is a city situated about twenty-two miles south of Jerusalem, which in the times of Moses was called Arbe or Kiriath-Arba, that is, the city of …
Bede· Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron), 735Patristic
- Genesis 22:9
When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood.
Commentary on Genesis 22:91 voice
Many of you who hear these words are fathers in the church of God. Do you think any one of you from the mere relating of the story acquires so much steadfastness, so much strength of soul, that when a son perhaps is lost by a death that is common and due to all, even if he be an only son, even if he be a beloved son, might bring in Abraham as an example for himself and set his magnanimity before his eyes?
Origen of Alexandria· HOMILIES ON GENESIS 8.7, 253Patristic
- Genesis 26:25
So Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD, and he pitched his tent there. His servants also dug a well there.
Commentary on Genesis 26:252 voices
Isaac builds indeed an altar even now in the law and pitches his tent, but in the Gospels he does not pitch a tent but builds a house and establishes a foundation. For hear Wisdom saying of the church: "Wisdom," Scripture says, "has built herself a house and has set up seven columns."
Origen of Alexandria· HOMILIES ON GENESIS 14.2, 253Patristic
And he builded an altar there,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Genesis 33:20
There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
Commentary on Genesis 33:201 voice
And he erected there an altar,.... To offer sacrifice upon to God, by way of thanksgiving, for the many mercies he had received since he went out of the land of Canaan, whither he was now returned; and especially for his safety in journeying hither from Padanaram, and for deliverance from Laban and Esau, and for all other favours that he and his had been partakers of.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Genesis 35:1–7
Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
Commentary on Genesis 35:1–71 voice
And God said unto Jacob,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.
Commentary on Exodus 17:151 voice
And Moses built an altar,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 20:24–26
You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
Commentary on Exodus 20:24–261 voice
To make an altar of earth for the Lord is to place our hope in the incarnation of the Mediator. Our gift is accepted by God when, on this altar, our humility rests whatever it does upon faith in the Lord's incarnation. We place the …
Paterius· EXPOSITION OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT, EXODUS 30, 606Patristic
- Exodus 21:14
But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
Commentary on Exodus 21:142 voices
Thou shalt take him from mine altar - Before the cities of refuge were assigned, the altar of God was the common asylum.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 24:4
And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.
Commentary on Exodus 24:41 voice
And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 27:1–8
“You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
Commentary on Exodus 27:1–81 voice
There were two altars in the temple, which expressed the two covenants in the church. The first, the altar of burnt offerings, which was plated with bronze and was situated in front of the doors of the temple, was for the offering up of victims …
Bede· Homilies on the Gospels 2.19, 735Patristic
- Exodus 27:2
Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.
Commentary on Exodus 27:21 voice
Thou shalt make the horns of it - The horns might have three uses: 1. For ornament. 2. To prevent carcasses, etc., from falling off. 3. To tie the victim to, previously to its being sacrificed. So David: Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar; Psa 118:27. Horns were much used in all ancient altars among the heathen, and some of them were entirely constructed of the horns of the beasts that had been offered in sacrifice; but such altars appear to be erected rather as trophies in honor of their gods.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
- Exodus 27:3–7
Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.
Commentary on Exodus 27:3–71 voice
And thou shall make his pans to receive his ashes,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 29:36
Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it.
Commentary on Exodus 29:361 voice
And thou shall offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
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