Exodus 27:1
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 27
“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 27:1
What Does Exodus 27:1 Mean?
Exodus 27:1 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 27, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Exodus 27:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Exodus 38:1“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 35:16“The altar of burnt offering, with his brasen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,”1 Chronicles 6:49“But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.”Ezekiel 43:13“And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.”Ezekiel 43:16“And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.”Exodus 40:6“And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.”Exodus 20:24“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 24:4“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 31:9“And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot,”Exodus 40:10“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.”Exodus 40:29“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.”Numbers 3:31“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 4:13“And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:”Numbers 23:1“And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.”2 Samuel 24:18“And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.”2 Chronicles 1:5“Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.”2 Chronicles 4:1“Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.”2 Chronicles 32:12“Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?”Ezekiel 9:2“And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.”Hebrews 13:10“We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.”
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