Exodus 38:1
“And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he made the altar of burnt offering,.... That is, Bezaleel made it, or it was made by his direction, he having the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For Exo 38:1-7 and Exo 38:9-20 see the notes to Exo. 27.
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The altar of burnt-offering - See Clarke's note on Exo 27:1; and for its horns, pots, shovels, basins, etc., see the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 38:1-8
Bezaleel having finished the gold-work, which, though the richest, yet was ordered to lie most out of sight, in the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Exodus 38:1-7
(Exo 27:1-8 a). The altar of burnt offering. In vv.4, 5 there are some changes of order: Exo 27:8 b is not repeated.
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