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Altar of Burnt Offering
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The altar of burnt offering. |
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Supposed Form of the Altar of Insence
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Supposed form of the altar of insence. |
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Various Altars
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An image showing vairious altars of the Egyptian, Assyrian and the Babylonian. |
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Fire-altar at Nakhshi-Rustam
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Illustration of the fire-altar at Nakhshi-Rustam. |
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Altars On A High Places
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Illustration of altars on high places. |
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Altar Of Burnt Offering
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Illustration of an altar of burnt offering. |
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Altar Of Burnt-Offering
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Illustration of an altar of burnt-offering with a sort of terrace half way up the altar, on which the priest may stand or offerings might be laid. |
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Altar Of Incense
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Illustration of an altar of incense. |
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Cromlech
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A cromlech is a primitive altar which was formed by three stones set in a form of a table. |
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Cairn Altar
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A cairn altar. This kind of altar was formed with heaps of small stone and a large flat stone on top that gives proper level for the fire and sacrifice. |
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Jewish Altar With Horns In The Corner
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Illustration of a Jewish altar with horns in the corner called horns of the altar and to which the victims were tied at the time of sacrifice. |
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Altar Of Burnt Offering
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Illustration of the Altar of Burnt Offering. |
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Altar Of Incense
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The altar of incense. A very simple in part and its uses, has been represented with so little difference, except in some ornamental details. |
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Altar From Different Nations
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Various altars from different nations such as Greek, Egyptian, Babylonian, Roman and Persian. |
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Druidical Altars
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Monuments called druidical with stones formed as sort of chest, which may have been at a time used as altars. |
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Greek and Roman Altars
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Greek and roman altars in square forms. |
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Table for Showbread
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Illustration of the table for showbread from the Arch of Titus at Rome. |
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Stonehedge
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Illustration of stonehedge, a prehistoric monument in English county of Wiltshire which was believed to be an ancient form of altar used for worship of the sun. |
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Druidical Rocking Stone
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Illustration of a druidical rocking stone, which some considered sacred and used for worship. |
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Man Sacrificing at an Altar
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Altars were created in ancient times to offer a sacrifice to the Lord. The sacrifice placed on the altar was a substitutionary atonement, the innocent victim would receive the full weight of God`s judgment while the guilty person making the sacrifice would receive forgiveness and justification and atonement from God. The sacrifice literally became sin, and therefore was called a sin offering. When Christ rose again his sacrifice was once and for all, and the altar and the ceremonial law was done away with, because Christ had "been offered once" (Hebrews 9:28). The Bible also says in Hebrews 13:10 that "Christ is our altar". The Christian believers have access to the Lord and can approach him at any time, because of the shed blood of Christ. |
