Midvash

מִזְבֵּחַmizbêach

altar

Pronunciation: miz-bay'-akh · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4196

Meanings

4. Solomon made two altars for the temple at Jerusalem

5. Ezekiel plans two altars for the new temple

6. after the return Jeshua built an altar on the ancient site in the court of the temple (Ezra 3:2)

7. besides these altars used in the worship of Yahweh (1 Kings 16:32; 2 Kings 23:12)

8. the ancient and most common term for making altars was בָּנָה (Genesis 35:7; Genesis 8:20; Deuteronomy 27:5)

9. the dedication of the altar was חֲנֻכַּת המזבח (Numbers 7:10; Numbers 7:11; Numbers 7:84)

10. removal of unlawful altars is expressed by נָתַץ (Exodus 34:13; Deuteronomy 7:5; Judges 2:2)

11. ministry at the altar was ׳ מִשְׁמֶרֶת הַמּ (Numbers 18:5; Ezekiel 40:46; Numbers 3:31)

12. the horns of the altar were especially for the application of the blood of the sin-offering in the ritual (Jeremiah 17:1; Exodus 29:12; Leviticus 4:7)

13. the יְסוֺד (q. v.) is also referred to in the ritual of the sin-offerings (Leviticus 8:15; Leviticus 9:9; Exodus 29:12)

14. the altar was קֹדֶשׁ קָדָשִׁים (Exodus 29:37; Exodus 40:10; Leviticus 8:15)

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Where it appears

Appears 401 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 8:20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and there he sacrificed as burnt offerings the animals and birds that had been approved for that purpose.
  • Genesis 12:7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.” And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the Lord, who had appeared to him.
  • Genesis 12:8 After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord, and he worshiped the Lord.
  • Genesis 13:4 This was the same place where Abram had built the altar, and there he worshiped the Lord again.
  • Genesis 13:18 So Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to the Lord.
  • Genesis 22:9 When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.
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