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Bible Quotes About Altar
120 Scripture verses about altar from the King James Version, with full verse text for study and meditation.
What does the Bible say about altar? Browse 6 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.
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Top 10 Bible Quotes About Altar
- Genesis 8:2 — “The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;”
- Genesis 8:20 — “And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.”
- Genesis 12:7 — “And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.”
- Genesis 12:8 — “And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the...”
- Genesis 13:18 — “Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD. plain: Heb. plains”
- Genesis 22:9 — “And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.”
- Genesis 26:25 — “And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.”
- Genesis 33:20 — “And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel. Elelohe-Israel: that is God the God of Israel”
- Genesis 35:1 — “And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.”
- Exodus 17:15 — “And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi: Jehovahnissi: that is, The LORD my banner”
Subtopics of Altar
Built by Noah
Built by Abraham
Built by Isaac
Built by Jacob
Built by Moses
Built by Balaam
Built by Joshua
Built by the Reubenites and Gadites
Built by Gideon
Built by Samuel
Built by Saul
Built by David
Built by Elijah
Mosaic commandments prescribing the construction of
See
Used in idolatrous worship
OF BURNT OFFERINGS
Called BRAZEN ALTAR
Called ALTAR OF GOD
Called ALTAR OF THE LORD
Old Testament Quotes About Altar (100)
“The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;”
Genesis 8:2KJV
“And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.”
Genesis 8:20KJV
“And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.”
Genesis 12:7KJV
“And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.”
Genesis 12:8KJV
“Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD. plain: Heb. plains”
“And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.”
Genesis 22:9KJV
“And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.”
“And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel. Elelohe-Israel: that is God the God of Israel”
“And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.”
Genesis 35:1KJV
“And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi: Jehovahnissi: that is, The LORD my banner”
Exodus 17:15KJV
“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.”
Exodus 20:24KJV
“And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. build: Heb. build them with hewing”
Exodus 20:25KJV
“Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.”
Exodus 20:26KJV
“But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.”
Exodus 21:14KJV
“And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.”
Exodus 24:4KJV
“And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.”
Exodus 27:1KJV
“And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.”
Exodus 27:2KJV
“And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.”
Exodus 27:3KJV
“And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.”
Exodus 29:36KJV
“Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy : whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.”
Exodus 29:37KJV
“And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office.”
Exodus 29:44KJV
“And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.”
Exodus 30:1KJV
“A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same.”
Exodus 30:2KJV
“And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. top: Heb. roof sides: Heb. walls”
Exodus 30:3KJV
“And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal. corners: Heb. ribs”
Exodus 30:4KJV
“And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.”
Exodus 30:5KJV
“And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.”
Exodus 30:6KJV
“And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. sweet incense: Heb. incense of spices”
Exodus 30:7KJV
“And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations. lighteth: or setteth up: Heb. causeth to ascend at even: Heb. between the two evenings”
Exodus 30:8KJV
“Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.”
Exodus 30:9KJV
“And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD.”
Exodus 30:10KJV
“And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,”
Exodus 30:26KJV
“And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,”
Exodus 30:27KJV
“And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.”
Exodus 30:29KJV
“And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.”
Exodus 37:25KJV
“And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.”
Exodus 37:26KJV
“And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.”
Exodus 37:27KJV
“And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.”
Exodus 37:28KJV
“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.”
Exodus 38:1KJV
“And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.”
Exodus 38:3KJV
“And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door, the sweet: Heb. the incense of sweet spices”
Exodus 39:38KJV
“The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,”
Exodus 39:39KJV
“And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.”
Exodus 40:5KJV
“And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.”
Exodus 40:6KJV
“And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy. most holy: Heb. holiness of holinesses”
Exodus 40:10KJV
“And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:”
Exodus 40:26KJV
“And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.”
Exodus 40:27KJV
“And 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.”
Exodus 40:29KJV
“And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.”
“And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.”
“And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.”
“And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.”
“And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.”
“And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:”
“And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:”
“And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.”
“And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites.”
Numbers 3:27KJV
“In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.”
Numbers 3:28KJV
“The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.”
Numbers 3:29KJV
“And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.”
Numbers 3:30KJV
“And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.”
Numbers 3:31KJV
“This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things:”
Numbers 4:4KJV
“And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:”
Numbers 4:5KJV
“And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.”
Numbers 4:6KJV
“And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon: cover: or, pour out withal”
Numbers 4:7KJV
“And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet , and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.”
Numbers 4:8KJV
“And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:”
Numbers 4:9KJV
“And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar.”
Numbers 4:10KJV
“And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:”
Numbers 4:11KJV
“And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar:”
Numbers 4:12KJV
“And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:”
Numbers 4:13KJV
“And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it. basons: or, bowls”
Numbers 4:14KJV
“And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.”
Numbers 4:15KJV
“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,”
“Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.”
“The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.”
“And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:”
“To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger , which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.”
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.”
Numbers 23:1KJV
“And he brought him into the field of Zophim , to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. Pisgah: or, the hill”
“And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.”
“Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister.”
“And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.”
“Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God:”
“And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.”
“Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,”
Joshua 8:30KJV
“As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.”
Joshua 8:31KJV
“And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.”
Joshua 22:10KJV
“And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God. Ed: that is, A witness”
Joshua 22:34KJV
“And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it: even: or, and”
Judges 6:25KJV
“And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down. rock: Heb. strong place in the ordered: or, in an orderly manner”
Judges 6:26KJV
“Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.”
Judges 6:27KJV
“And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.”
1 Kings 6:19KJV
“And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar. pure: Heb. shut up”
1 Kings 6:20KJV
“And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,”
1 Kings 7:48KJV
“And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made. offered: or, went up to the altar, etc sacrificing: or, to sacrifice”
“And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.”
“And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. hear: or, answer answered: or, heard leaped: or, leaped up and down at the altar”
“And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an 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. Damascus: Heb. Dammesek”
“And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron. brake: or, ran from thence”
Frequently Asked Questions About Altar in the Bible
What does the Bible say about altar?
The Bible contains 120 verses about altar, covering this topic from Genesis to Revelation. Scripture provides guidance, instruction, and comfort regarding altar through both the Old and New Testaments.
How many Bible verses are about altar?
There are 120 Bible verses about altar in the King James Version. These verses span multiple books of the Bible and cover various aspects of this topic.
What is the best Bible verse about altar?
While many verses address altar, the most well-known passages come from various books of the Bible. The best verse depends on your specific situation and what aspect of altar you are studying.
Where in the Bible does it talk about altar?
Altar is discussed throughout the Bible in both the Old and New Testaments. You can find 120 references to this topic across multiple books including the Psalms, Proverbs, the Gospels, and the Epistles.
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