Exodus 37:25

Making the Altar of Incense

25 He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, 18 inches long and 18 inches wide; it was 36 inches high.[a] Its horns were of one piece.[b]

Exodus 37:25 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 37:25

(See Gill on Exodus 37:1).

Exodus 37:25 In-Context

23 He also made its seven lamps, snuffers, and firepans of pure gold.
24 He made it and all its utensils of 75 pounds of pure gold.
25 He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, 18 inches long and 18 inches wide; it was 36 inches high. Its horns were of one piece.
26 He overlaid it, its top, all around its sides, and its horns with pure gold. Then he made a gold molding all around it.
27 He made two gold rings for it under the molding on two of its sides; [he put these] on opposite sides of it to be holders for the poles to carry it with.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Lit a cubit its length, a cubit its width, and two cubits its height
  • [b]. Lit piece with it
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