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Ezekiel 43

Ezekiel 43:16

The Altar of Sacrifice · Ezekiel 43:13–27
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Translations

Modern
The altar hearth shall be square at its four corners, twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide.
Traditional
And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.
Literal
And the altar hearth shall be twelve long by twelve wide, being square at the four of its corners.
Latin
Et ariel duodecim cubitorum in longitudine per duodecim cubitos latitudinis, quadrangulatum æquis lateribus.

Original

Hebrew
English
The altar hearth shall be square at its four corners, twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide.

Notes

Ezekiel 43:13–16

The holiness of the temple area would be protected in two ways. First, sinners were kept out of the sacred space. Second, the sacrificial system dealt with sin and impurity.

This focus on holiness is clear from the detailed description of the altar in the inner court. The altar stood at the center of the entire temple complex. Its central place shows how important it was.

The altar shown to Ezekiel was much larger than the altar in front of the tabernacle. It was almost three times as long and wide (see Exodus 27:1–8).

Events

Measurements

  • twelve cubits wide: About 21 ft (6.4 m)

Glossary

Altar Book of Revelation Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Judaism New Jerusalem Pillar of Fire and Cloud Remnant Sadducees Son of Man Temple Theocracy

Topics

Altar in Solomon's Temple: Ezekiel's Vision of