STRONGS H4196:
Abbreviations
מִזְבֵּחַ 401 noun masculineJoshua 22:10 altar (Arabic
,
place of slaughter, trench made by torrent, Sabean
מדֿבח DHM
Epigr. Denkm. 24);
מ׳ absolute
2 Kings 18:22 2
23 times,
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה Exodus 29:13 31 times; construct
מִזְבַּח Exodus 20:24 76 times, suffix
מִזְבְּחִי Exodus 20:26 7 times,
מִזְבַּחֲךָ 1 Kings 8:31 3 times,
מִזְבְּחֶ֑ךָ Deuteronomy 33:10;
מִזְבְּחוֺ Judges 6:31 2 times; plural
מִזְבְּחֹת Numbers 23:1 5 times,
מִזְבְּחוֺת 2 Kings 21:3 23 times, suffix
מִזְבְּחוֺתֶיךָ Psalm 84:4, other suffixes
21 times; —
1. J E narrate that altars were built by Noah after leaving the ark
Genesis 8:20; by Abraham at Shechem
Genesis 12:7, Bethel
Genesis 12:8, Hebron
Genesis 13:18, mountain in land Moriah
Genesis 22:9; by Issac at Beersheba
Genesis 26:25; by Jacob at Shechem
Genesis 33:20 (yet this perhaps mistake for
מַצֵּבָה, being object of
וַיַּצֶּבשָֿׁם, not elsewhere with
מזבח, compare also Di), at Bethel
Genesis 35:7, by Moses at Rephidim
Exodus 17:15, Horeb
Exodus 24:4, by Balak at Bamoth Baal, Pisgah, & Peor
Numbers 23:1,14,29; by Joshua on Mt. Ebal
Joshua 8:30: the prophetic histories narrate that altars were built by Gideon at Ophra
Judges 6:24; by a man of God at Bethel
Judges 21:4; by Samuel at Ramah
1 Samuel 7:17; by Saul after Michmash
1 Samuel 14:35; by David on the threshing floor of Ornan
2 Samuel 24:25 =
1 Chronicles 21:18;
1 Chronicles 22:1; that Solomon sacrificed on the altar at Gibeon
1 Kings 3:4 and built altars in the temple at Jerusalem
1 Kings 6:20;
1 Kings 8:64; that Jeroboam built an altar at Bethel
1 Kings 12:32 (which was destroyed by Josiah
2 Kings 23:15); and that Elijah repaired an ancient altar on Carmel
1 Kings 18:30. An altar in Egypt is predicted
Isaiah 19:19. All this accords with the law of the Covenant code
Exodus 20:24-26 which recognises a plurality of altars and prescribes that they shall be built of
אֲדָמָה, or of unhewn stones, and without steps. So
אֲבָנִים Deuteronomy 27:6 (JE),
אֲבָנִים שְׁלֵמוֺת Joshua 8:31, and twelve stones
1 Kings 18:30,32; compare
Isaiah 27:9. The altar was also a place of refuge
Exodus 21:24 (JE)
1 Kings 1:50,51;
1 Kings 2:28.
3. P limits sacrifices to the altars of the tabernacle. A great altar was built east of the Jordan, but it was according to P only as an
עֵד after the pattern of the altar before the Tabernacle
Joshua 22:10-34. P describes two altars:
4. Solomon made two altars for the temple at Jerusalem:
5. Ezekiel plans two altars for the new temple:
b. an altar for the court, probably same dimensions as
4a, with stairs
Ezekiel 43:13-17.
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, Ahab built an altar to Baal in Samaria
1 Kings 16:32; Ahaz made an altar on the roof of the upper chamber, and other kings of Judah made altars in the two courts, all of which were destroyed by Josiah
2 Kings 23:12.
12. the horns of the altar were especially for the application of the blood of the sin-offering in the ritual; sin is represented as graven
לְקַרְנוֺת מִזְבְּחוֺתֵיכֶם Jeremiah 17:1; therefore of blood for cleansing it was said
נָתַן על קרנות המ׳ Exodus 29:12;
Leviticus 4:7,18,25,30,34;
Leviticus 8:15;
Leviticus 9:9;
Leviticus 16:18 (all P). An ancient custom is referred to,
Psalm 118:27 אִסְרוחַֿג בַּעֲבֹתִ֑ים עַדקֿרנות המזבח bind the festal victim with cords, unto the horns of the altar: Ainsworth paraphrases: 'that is, all the court over, untill you come even to the hornes of the altar, intending hereby many sacrifices,' so De; but Che 'bind the procession with branches, (step on) to the altar-horns,' that is in sacred procession round the altar.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs
Genesis
8:20; 8:20; 8:20; 12:7; 12:8; 13:4; 13:18; 22:9; 22:9; 26:25; 33:20; 33:20; 35:1; 35:3; 35:7; 35:7
Exodus
8; 17:15; 20:24; 20:24; 20:24; 20:25; 20:26; 20:26; 20:26; 21:24; 24:4; 27:1; 27:1; 29:12; 29:12; 29:13; 29:13; 29:16; 29:20; 29:37; 29:37; 29:44; 30:1; 30:1; 30:2; 30:3; 30:4; 30:5; 30:6; 30:27; 30:28; 31:8; 31:9; 32:5; 34:13; 35:15; 35:16; 37:25; 37:25; 38:1; 38:1; 38:1; 38:2; 38:3; 38:4; 38:5; 38:6; 38:7; 38:30; 38:30; 39:38; 39:39; 40:5; 40:6; 40:10; 40:10; 40:10; 40:10; 40:26; 40:29
Leviticus
4:7; 4:7; 4:7; 4:7; 4:10; 4:10; 4:18; 4:18; 4:25; 4:25; 4:25; 4:30; 4:30; 4:30; 4:34; 4:34; 4:34; 5:9; 6:3; 8:11; 8:15; 8:15; 8:15; 8:15; 9:9; 9:9; 9:22; 14:20; 16:18; 16:20; 16:33
Numbers
3:31; 4:11; 7:1; 7:10; 7:10; 7:11; 7:84; 7:88; 18:5; 23:1; 23:1; 23:2; 23:4; 23:4; 23:14; 23:14; 23:29; 23:30
Deuteronomy
7:5; 12:3; 12:5; 12:27; 12:27; 26:4; 27:5; 27:6; 27:6; 33:10
Joshua
8:30; 8:31; 22:10; 22:10; 22:11; 22:12; 22:13; 22:14; 22:15; 22:16; 22:17; 22:18; 22:19; 22:20; 22:21; 22:22; 22:23; 22:24; 22:25; 22:26; 22:27; 22:28; 22:29; 22:30; 22:31; 22:32; 22:33; 22:34
Judges
2:2; 6:24; 6:25; 6:28; 6:30; 6:31; 6:31; 6:32; 21:4
1 Samuel
2:28; 7:17; 14:35
2 Samuel
24:18; 24:25
1 Kings
1:50; 1:51; 2:28; 3:4; 6:20; 6:20; 6:22; 7:48; 8:22; 8:31; 8:64; 8:64; 12:32; 12:33; 12:33; 13:1; 16:32; 16:32; 18:26; 18:30; 18:30; 18:32; 19:10; 19:14
2 Kings
11:18; 16:11; 16:14; 16:14; 16:15; 18:2; 18:4; 18:22; 18:22; 18:22; 21:3; 21:3; 23:8; 23:9; 23:10; 23:11; 23:12; 23:12; 23:12; 23:13; 23:14; 23:15; 23:15; 23:15; 23:16; 23:17; 23:18; 23:19; 23:20
1 Chronicles
6:34; 16:40; 21:18; 21:18; 21:29; 22:1; 28:18
2 Chronicles
1:5; 1:6; 4:1; 4:1; 4:19; 4:19; 7:7; 7:7; 7:9; 14:2; 15:8; 23:17; 26:16; 29:18; 29:18; 30:14; 31:1; 32:12; 33:3; 33:15; 34:4; 34:7
Ezra
3:2; 3:3
Nehemiah
10:35
Psalms
84:4; 118:27
Isaiah
19:19; 27:9; 36:7
Jeremiah
11:13; 17:1
Ezekiel
9:2; 40:46; 41:22; 43:13; 43:14; 43:15; 43:16; 43:17; 43:22; 43:26
Joel
1:13
