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A raised stucture on which religious ceremonies are performed. In the Old Testament, the altar was a holy monument / table where sacrifices were made to God, as atonement for sin (Exodus 29:36-37) or to give thanks (2 Chronicles 31:2). It is also the name given to the table / slab usually placed at the east end of a church sanctuary where the bread and wine are set for Holy Communion.
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Last Supper, communion, eucharist, mass- Today's New International Version
- 36Sacrifice a bull each day as a sin offering to make atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it. 37For seven days make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will be most holy, and whatever touches it will be holy.
- King James Version
- 36And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. 37Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.
- Today's New International Version
- 2Hezekiah assigned the priests and Levites to divisions - each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites - to offer burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, to minister, to give thanks and to sing praises at the gates of the LORD's dwelling.
- King James Version
- 2And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD.
A raised stucture on which religious ceremonies are performed.
Set apart, sacred.
The Bible describes God as the unique supreme being, creator and ruler of the universe.
1.To set right or compensate for a wrong done. 2.The bringing together (reconciling) of man and God through the offering of a sacrifice which acknowledges human wrongdoing.
1. Term for a worshipping community of Christians.
2. The building in which Christians traditionally meet for worship.
3. The worldwide community of Christian believers.
Bread is a basic food, a staple part of the daily diet in many countries. It can also have spiritual significance.
The central act of Christian worship in which bread and wine are consumed in the way that Jesus demonstrated at the Last Supper before his betrayal and death.