Exodus 27:1

shittim wood. Acacia wood.

cubits. See App-51.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

(Compare Exodus 38:1-7 .) The great altar which stood in the court immediately in front of the tabernacle was commonly called the altar of burnt-o...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And thou shalt make an (a) altar [of] shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof [s...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. And thou shalt make an altar. The altar of whole burnt-offerings ( holocaustorum) is here described, which, however, it was called by...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And thou shalt make an altar of shittim-wood— The altar for the common service of sacrifices is next described; which the use whereto it was appo...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

And thou shalt make an altar [of] shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof [shall...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 27:1 . An altar of shittim wood.] It was known also by two other names: 1st, as “the brass altar,” so called since it was...
Scofield Reference Notes

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 27:1 . Make an altar. The altar, says a living author before mentioned, seems to have been intended only for the present purpose, until fur...
The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare, a form which gave it great solid...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Altar
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

altar of shittim wood Exodus 20:24-26 Exodus 24:4 Exodus 38:1-7 Exodus 40:10 Exodus 40:29 2 Samuel 24:18 2 Chronicles 4:1 Ezekiel 43:1...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

As God intended in the tabernacle to manifest his presence among his people, so there they were to pay their devotions to him; not in the tabernacl...

¹ And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.

Related Commentaries of Exodus 27:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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