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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (84618)	2/19/2000 2:36:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 86076

OT - www.dictionary.com says altar is from the Latin, means a high place, a raised structure, as in ALTitude. The Hebrew word for altar is mizbe'ah, which does mean "to slay."

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (84618)	2/20/2000 12:42:00 PM
From: lorrie coey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

work.ucsd.edu:5141/cgi-bin/http_webster?isindex=altar&method=exact From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton) Altar (Heb. mizbe'ah, from a word meaning "to slay"), any structure of earth (Ex. 20:24) or unwrought stone (20:25) on which sacrifices were offered. Altars were generally erected in conspicuous places (Gen. 22:9; Ezek. 6:3; 2 Kings 23:12; 16:4; 23:8;Acts 14:13). The word is used in Heb. 13:10 for the sacrifice offered upon it--the sacrifice Christ offered. Paul found among the many altars erected in Athens one bearing the inscription, "To the unknown God" (Acts 17:23), or rather "to an [ie, some]unknown God."