Exodus 38:1

Making the Altar of Burnt Offering

1 ¹He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. Five cubits^[a] was its length, and five cubits its breadth. It was square, and three cubits was its height.

Exodus 38:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 1-7. And he made the altar of burnt offering
That is,Exodus 38:2

(See Gill on Exodus 38:1).

Exodus 38:1 In-Context

1 He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. Five cubits was its length, and five cubits its breadth. It was square, and three cubits was its height.

2 He made horns for it on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.

3 And he made all the utensils of the altar, the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its utensils of bronze.

4 And he made for the altar a grating, a network of bronze, under its ledge, extending halfway down.

5 He cast four rings on the four corners of the bronze grating as holders for the poles.

Cross References

• 1. 38:1 For ver. 1-7, see ch. 27:1-8

Footnotes

• [a] 38:1 A 'cubit' was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters