ALTARS

(See also Sacrifices; Temples)

(Note centered headings below: Israel [Ancient]; Spiritual Temple [Jehovah’s Great Spiritual Temple]; Visionary Temple [Isaiah 6]; Visionary Temple [Ezekiel 40-48]; Visionary Temple [Revelation])

Abraham: it-1 81; w01 8/15 18-19; w89 7/1 20

‘altar and pillar to Jehovah in Egypt’ (Isa 19:19): ip-1 204-205

Cain and Abel: it-1 81

Christians: it-1 85-86; w03 2/15 29-30; w96 7/1 14-15

discussion: it-1 81-86; nwt 1692; w03 2/15 28-30

Greece (ancient):

Athens: w98 7/15 26

Greek words: it-1 81

Hebrew word: it-1 81

meaning of term: nwt 1692

Noah: rr 19-20

patriarchs: it-1 81

Jacob’s altar “God the God of Israel”: it-1 980

Rarotonga:

altar in honor of Jehovah and Jesus Christ: w88 7/1 14

“to Jehovah” (Isa 19:19): w00 1/1 9-10; ip-1 204-205

to unknown gods (Ac 17:23): bt 143; it-1 85, 209; it-2 1141; w12 3/1 18; g 3/11 18-19; w02 7/15 32; gm 64

Pergamum: it-1 85; w12 3/1 18; gm 62, 64

to Zeus:

Pergamum: it-2 607-608, 945; w07 8/15 10; gl 33

Israel (Ancient)

Ahaz copies pagan altar: it-1 62, 572; it-2 1143

altar of burnt offering: it-1 82-83, 85-86; it-2 1081; w14 2/15 28; re 100, 161, 224-225

blood at base and on horns of: w25.07 31; it-1 82-83, 345, 1207; w04 5/15 22

fire: it-1 833

“I will march around” (Ps 26:6): w06 5/15 19; w04 12/1 16; w00 5/1 23

prophetic significance: w23.10 26-27; it-1 85-86; it-2 1081; w14 2/15 28; re 100, 161, 224-225

salt by: it-2 842; gt chapter 35; w86 10/1 9

altar of incense: it-1 82-83, 86, 1195-1196; it-2 1081

at Jordan by Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh: mwb21.11 4; w18.08 5-6; it-2 796; w11 9/15 31; w08 11/15 18-19; w06 4/15 5; w97 5/15 26-27

during exile: it-1 85

Gideon:

Jehovah-shalom: it-2 22; w14 2/15 22-23

Herod’s temple: it-1 83

blood conduit found: w25.07 31; it-1 83

contributions for wood: w87 12/1 28-29

horns of altars: it-1 1143-1144; nwt 1701

Israel to have only one: it-1 84-85

Jeroboam’s, at Bethel: it-1 296-297; it-2 37

Moses:

altar named Jehovah-nissi: ijwbq article 125; it-2 21

on Mt. Ebal: it-1 672

Solomon’s temple: it-1 83

altar of burnt offering: it-1 83

altar of incense: it-1 83

approach for altar of burnt offering: it-1 83

tabernacle: mwb20.10 7; it-1 82-83

altar of burnt offering: it-1 82-83

altar of incense: it-1 82-83

approach for altar of burnt offering: it-1 82

temporary altars: it-1 84-85

Zerubbabel’s temple: it-1 83

Spiritual Temple (Jehovah’s Great Spiritual Temple)

altar of incense: w96 7/1 21

altar of sacrifice: w23.10 27; w20.07 31; it-2 1081; re 161; w99 3/1 19-20; w96 7/1 14-15

“great crowd” offer sacrifices upon: w96 7/1 20-21

Visionary Temple (Isaiah 6)

altar from which coal was taken: ip-1 92-93

Visionary Temple (Ezekiel 40-48)

altar of burnt offering: it-1 83-84; w07 8/1 10; w99 3/1 19-20

approach for: it-1 84

altar of incense: it-1 84

Visionary Temple (Revelation)

altar of burnt offering: re 100

angel emerges (Re 14:18): re 212

praises judgments of Jehovah (Re 16:7): re 224-225

souls under (Re 6:9-11): w07 1/1 29-30; re 100-103, 289

altar of incense:

incense offered with prayers (Re 8:3, 4): re 129-131

“one voice out of the horns” (Re 9:13, 14): re 148

vessel filled with fire of (Re 8:5): re 131