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# altar #
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## Definition: ##
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An altar was a raised structure on which the Israelites burned animals and grains as offerings to God.
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* During Bible times, simple altars were often made by forming a mound of packed-down dirt or by carefully placing large stones to form a stable pile.
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* Some special box-shaped altars were made of wood overlaid with metals such as gold, brass, or bronze.
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* Other people groups living near the Israelites also built altars to offer sacrifices to their gods.
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(See also: [altar of incense](../other/altarofincense.md), [false god](../kt/falsegod.md), [grain offering](../other/grainoffering.md), [sacrifice](../other/sacrifice.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Genesis 08:20-22](en/tn/gen/help/08/20)
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* [Genesis 22:9-10](en/tn/gen/help/22/09)
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* [James 02:21-24](en/tn/jas/help/02/21)
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* [Luke 11:49-51](en/tn/luk/help/11/49)
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* [Matthew 05:23-24](en/tn/mat/help/05/23)
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* [Matthew 23:18-19](en/tn/mat/help/23/18)
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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* __[03:14](en/tn/obs/help/03/14)__ After Noah got off the boat, he built an __altar__ and sacrificed some of each kind of animal which could be used for a sacrifice.
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* __[05:08](en/tn/obs/help/05/08)__ When they reached the place of sacrifice, Abraham tied up his son Isaac and laid him on an __altar__.
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* __[13:09](en/tn/obs/help/13/09)__ A priest would kill the animal and burn it on the __altar__.
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* __[16:06](en/tn/obs/help/16/06)__ He (Gideon) built a new altar dedicated to God near where the __altar__ to the idol used to be and made a sacrifice to God on it. |