Altars · Torrey

Designed for sacrifice Ex 20:24
To be made of earth, or unhewn stone Ex 20:24,25; De 27:5,6
Of brick, hateful to God Isa 65:3
Natural rocks sometimes used as Jud 6:19-21; 13:19,20
Were not to have steps up to them Ex 20:26
For idolatrous worship, often erected on roofs of houses 2Ki 23:12; Jer 19:13; 32:29
Idolaters planted groves near Jud 6:30; 1Ki 16:32,33; 2Ki 21:3
The Jews not to plant groves near De 16:21
For idolatrous worship, to be destroyed Ex 34:13; De 7:5
Probable origin of inscriptions on De 27:8
MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
Of Noah Ge 8:20
Of Abraham Ge 12:7,8; 13:18; 22:9
Of Isaac Ge 26:25
Of Jacob Ge 33:20; 35:1,3,7
Of Moses Ex 17:15; 24:4
Of Balaam Nu 23:1,14,29
Of Joshua Jos 8:30,31
Of the temple of Solomon 2Ch 4:1,19
Of the second temple Ezr 3:2,3
Of Reubenites, &c east of Jordan Jos 22:10
Of Gideon Jud 6:26,27
Of the people of Israel Jud 21:4
Of Samuel 1Sa 7:17
Of David 2Sa 24:21,25
Of Jeroboam at Bethel 1Ki 12:33
Of Ahaz 2Ki 16:10-12
Of the Athenians Ac 17:23
For burnt-offering Ex 27:1-8
For incense Ex 30:1-6
Protection afforded by 1Ki 1:50,51
Afforded no protection to murderers Ex 21:14; 1Ki 2:18-34

The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.