Exodus 27:1-8

(cf. Exodus 38:1-7). The altar of burnt-offering. This was a hollow frame of acacia planks, overlaid with copper (or bronze) 5 cubits (=7 ½ ft.) in length and breadth, and 3 cubits (1 ½ ft.) in height at each corner, a -horn," of the same material, projected outwards Round the altar, mid-way between top and bottom, ran a projecting ledge, probably for the priests to stand upon when sacrificing, supported at its outer edge by a vertical grating of bronze, that rested on the ground. At the corners of this grating, presumably where it me the ledge, there were rings to receive the poles for carrying the altar.