Exodus 27:1-2

The Altar of Burnt Offering

1 "You are to construct the altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, seven and a half feet long, and seven and a half feet wide;^[a] it must be four and a half feet high.^[b]

2 Make horns for it on its four corners; the horns are to be of one piece.^[c] Overlay it with bronze.

Exodus 27:1-2 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 27

This chapter treats of the altar of burnt offering, and of all things relative to it, Ex 27:1-8, of the court of the tabernacle, its hangings on each side, with pillars, sockets, and hooks for them, Ex 27:9-19 and it is concluded with an order to the Israelites to bring oil olive for the lamp of the sanctuary, Ex 27:20,21.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit five cubits in length and five cubits in width
• [b]. Lit wide; and its height three cubits
• [c]. Lit piece with it