Bible Dictionary

Brazen Altar

The bronze altar in the court of the tabernacle where sacrifices were offered.

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Total Entries

368

Entry Position

47 of 368

Letter

B

Meaning

The bronze altar in the court of the tabernacle where sacrifices were offered.

Key Scriptures

  • Exodus 27:1-8
  • Exodus 38:1-7
  • Exodus 40:29
  • Leviticus 1:1-17
  • 2 Chronicles 1:5-6
  • Ezekiel 43:13-27

Also Called

altar of burnt offering brazen altar

Original Language

Hebrew

מִזְבֵּחַ

mizbeach

altar

Meaning

The Brazen Altar was the bronze altar in the court of the tabernacle where sacrifices were offered.


Biblical Usage

In Scripture, the Brazen Altar stood in the court of the tabernacle and later the temple.

It was the altar on which sacrifices and burnt offerings were presented according to God’s commandments.


Key References

  • Exodus 27:1-8
  • Exodus 38:1-7
  • Exodus 40:29
  • Leviticus 1:1-17
  • 2 Chronicles 1:5-6
  • Ezekiel 43:13-27

  • Altar
  • Burnt Offering
  • Court
  • Laver

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Scriptures

  • Exodus 27:1-8
  • Exodus 38:1-7
  • Exodus 40:29
  • Leviticus 1:1-17
  • 2 Chronicles 1:5-6
  • Ezekiel 43:13-27

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