Exodus 38:1 KJV
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.
Words Then and Now
- cubits a measure of length, about eighteen inches Webster’s 1828 · Cubit
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Scofield Notes
- shittimi.e. acacia.
Matthew Henry
- The brazen altar and laverIn all ages of the church there have been some persons more devoted to God, more constant in their attendance upon his ordinances, and more willing to part...
Thompson Chains
- ApothecariesLink 2 of 4 · next 2 Chronicles 16:14
- Brazen AltarLink 3 of 10 · next Exodus 40:6
- Acacia WoodSee the chain from Exodus 25:5 · 7 links
- CubitsSee the chain from Genesis 6:16 · 5 links
Cross References
- Exodus 27:1–8 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 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 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.
- 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.
- Ezekiel 43:13–17 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. …
- John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
- Romans 8:3–4 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: …
- Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
- Hebrews 3:1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
- Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
- Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
- Hebrews 13:10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
- 1 Peter 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
- Revelation 21:16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
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Topics
- Altar Constructed by Bezaleel
- Bezalel 1. A divinely-inspired mechanic and master workman who built the tabernacle
- Israel The erection of the tabernacle; the manufacture of the appurtenances including the garments of the priests; and their sanctification
- Shittim The altar of burnt offering made of
- Tabernacle The furniture of
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And he made וַיַּעַשׂ wayyaʿaś עָשָׂה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- the altar אֶת ʾet Object marker מִזְבַּח mizbaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular construct
- of burnt offering הָעֹלָה hāʿōlâ עֹלָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
- shittim שִׁטִּים šiṭṭîm שִׁטָּה Noun · feminine plural
- wood עֲצֵי ʿăṣê עֵץ Noun · masculine plural construct
- five חָמֵשׁ ḥāmēš חָמֵשׁ Number · feminine singular
- cubits אַמּוֹת ʾammôt אַמָּה Noun · feminine plural
- the length אָרְכּוֹ ʾorkô אֹרֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- thereof, and five וְחָמֵשׁ wĕḥāmēš חָמֵשׁ Number · feminine singular · with and
- cubits אַמּוֹת ʾammôt אַמָּה Noun · feminine plural
- the breadth רָחְבּוֹ roḥbô רֹחַב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- thereof; it was foursquare רָבוּעַ rābûaʿ רָבַע Verb · qal passive participle, masculine singular
- and three וְשָׁלֹשׁ wĕšālōš שָׁלוֹשׁ Number · feminine singular · with and
- cubits אַמּוֹת ʾammôt אַמָּה Noun · feminine plural
- the height קֹמָתוֹ qōmātô קוֹמָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
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