![]() The word altar, in Greek θυσιαστήριον ( see: θυσία), appears twenty-four times in the New Testament. The remains of three rock-hewn altars were discovered in the Land of Israel: one below Tel Zorah, another at the foot of Sebastia (ancient Samaria), and a third near Shiloh. Īfter the theophany on Mount Sinai, in the Tabernacle-and afterwards in the Temple-only two altars were used: The Altar of Burnt Offering, and the Altar of Incense, both near where the Ark of the Covenant was located. Altars were erected by Abraham, by Isaac, by Jacob, and by Moses. The first altar recorded in the Hebrew Bible is that erected by Noah. Altars were generally erected in conspicuous places. Altars in the Hebrew Bible were typically made of earth or unwrought stone.
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