The Altar

13 “These are the measurements of (A)the altar by cubits (the cubit being (B)a cubit and a handbreadth):[a] its base shall be one cubit high[b] and one cubit broad, with a rim of one span[c] around its edge. And this shall be the height of the altar:

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:13 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters; a handbreadth was about 3 inches or 7.5 centimeters
  2. Ezekiel 43:13 Or its gutter shall be one cubit deep
  3. Ezekiel 43:13 A span was about 9 inches or 22 centimeters

17 The ledge also shall be square, fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad, with a rim around it half a cubit broad, and its base one cubit all around. (A)The steps of the altar shall face east.”

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