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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 nearby the Israelites also built altars to offer sacrifices to their gods.
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(See also: [altarofincense](../other/altarofincense.md) **·** [falsegod](../kt/falsegod.md) **·** [grainoffering](../other/grainoffering.md) **·** [sacrifice, offering](../other/sacrifice.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Genesis 08:20-22](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/08/20)
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* [Genesis 22:9-10](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/22/09)
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* [James 02:21-24](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jas/02/21)
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* [Luke 11:49-51](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/luk/11/49)
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* [Matthew 05:23-24](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/05/23)
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* [Matthew 23:18-19](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/23/18)
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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* __[03-14](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/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](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/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](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/13-09)__ A priest would kill the animal and burn it on the __altar__.
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* __[16-06](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/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.
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