Exodus 20:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Make for me an altar of earth, offering on it your burned offerings and your peace-offerings, your sheep and your oxen: in every place where I have put the memory of my name, I will come to you and give you my blessing.

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  • Deut 12:5 : 5 But let your hearts be turned to the place which will be marked out by the Lord your God, among your tribes, to put his name there;
  • 2 Chr 6:6 : 6 But now I have made selection of Jerusalem, that my name might be there, and of David, to be over my people Israel.
  • Deut 16:11 : 11 Then you are to be glad before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your man-servant and your woman-servant, and the Levite who is with you, and the man from a strange country, and the child without a father, and the widow, who are living among you, in the place marked out by the Lord your God as a resting-place for his name.
  • Deut 26:2 : 2 You are to take a part of the first-fruits of the earth, which you get from the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and put it in a basket, and go to the place marked out by the Lord your God, as the resting-place of his name.
  • 1 Kgs 8:29 : 29 That your eyes may be open to this house night and day, to this place of which you have said, My name will be there; hearing the prayer which your servant may make, turning to this place.
  • 1 Kgs 8:43 : 43 Give ear in heaven your living-place, and give him his desire, whatever it may be; so that all the peoples of the earth may have knowledge of your name, worshipping you as do your people Israel, and that they may see that this house which I have put up is truly named by your name.
  • 1 Kgs 9:3 : 3 And the Lord said to him, Your prayers and your requests for grace have come to my ears: I have made holy this house which you have made, and I have put my name there for ever; my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.
  • Jer 7:10-12 : 10 And come and take your place before me in this house, which is named by my name, and say, We have been made safe; so that you may do all these disgusting things? 11 Has this house, which is named by my name, become a hole of thieves to you? Truly I, even I, have seen it, says the Lord. 12 But go now to my place which was in Shiloh, where I put my name at first, and see what I did to it because of the evil-doing of my people Israel.
  • Ps 132:13-14 : 13 For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place. 14 This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire.
  • 2 Chr 7:16 : 16 For I have taken this house for myself and made it holy, so that my name may be there for ever; and my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.
  • 2 Chr 12:13 : 13 So King Rehoboam made himself strong in Jerusalem and was ruling there. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he was ruling for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the town which the Lord had made his out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there; and his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonite woman.
  • Ezra 6:12 : 12 And may the God who has made it a resting-place for his name send destruction on all kings and peoples whose hands are outstretched to make any change in this or to do damage to this house of God at Jerusalem. I, Darius, have given this order, let it be done with all care.
  • Neh 1:9 : 9 But if you come back to me and keep my orders and do them, even if those of you who have been forced out are living in the farthest parts of heaven, I will get them from there, and take them back to the place marked out by me for the resting-place of my name.
  • Ps 74:7 : 7 They have put on fire your holy place; they have made the place of your name unclean, pulling it down to the earth.
  • Deut 12:11 : 11 Then there will be a place marked out by the Lord your God as the resting-place for his name, and there you will take all the things which I give you orders to take: your burned offerings and other offerings, and the tenth part of your goods, and the offerings to be lifted up, and the offerings of your oaths which you make to the Lord;
  • Deut 12:21 : 21 If the place marked out by the Lord your God as the resting-place for his name is far away from you, then take from your herds and from your flocks which the Lord has given you, as I have said, and have a meal of it in the towns where you may be living.
  • Deut 14:23 : 23 And make a feast before the Lord your God, in the place which is to be marked out, where his name will be for ever, of the tenth part of your grain and your wine and your oil, and the first births of your herds and your flocks; so that you may have the fear of the Lord your God in your hearts at all times.
  • Deut 16:5-6 : 5 The Passover offering is not to be put to death in any of the towns which the Lord your God gives you: 6 But in the place marked out by the Lord your God as the resting-place of his name, there you are to put the Passover to death in the evening, at sundown, at that time of the year when you came out of Egypt.
  • Num 6:24-27 : 24 May the Lord send his blessing on you and keep you: 25 May the light of the Lord's face be shining on you in grace: 26 May the Lord's approval be resting on you and may he give you peace. 27 So they will put my name on the children of Israel, and I will give them my blessing.
  • Deut 7:13 : 13 And he will give you his love, blessing you and increasing you: he will send his blessing on the offspring of your body and the fruit of your land, your grain and your wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the young of your flock, in the land which by his oath to your fathers he undertook to give you.
  • Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:
  • John 4:20-24 : 20 Our fathers gave worship on this mountain, but you Jews say that the right place for worship is in Jerusalem. 21 Jesus said to her, Woman, take my word for this; the time is coming when you will not give worship to the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem. 22 You give worship, but without knowledge of what you are worshipping: we give worship to what we have knowledge of: for salvation comes from the Jews. 23 But the time is coming, and is even now here, when the true worshippers will give worship to the Father in the true way of the spirit, for these are the worshippers desired by the Father. 24 God is Spirit: then let his worshippers give him worship in the true way of the spirit.
  • Mal 1:11 : 11 For, from the coming up of the sun till its going down, my name is great among the Gentiles; and in every place the smell of burning flesh is offered to my name, and a clean offering: for my name is great among the Gentiles, says the Lord of armies.
  • Matt 18:20 : 20 For where two or three are come together in my name, there am I among them.
  • Matt 28:20 : 20 Teaching them to keep all the rules which I have given you: and see, I am ever with you, even to the end of the world.
  • 2 Sam 6:12 : 12 And they said to King David, The blessing of the Lord is on the family of Obed-edom and on all he has, because of the ark of God. And David went and took the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the town of David with joy.
  • Ps 134:3 : 3 May the Lord, who made heaven and earth, send you blessing out of Zion,
  • Lev 1:1-9 : 1 And the voice of the Lord came to Moses out of the Tent of meeting, saying, 2 Give these orders to the children of Israel: When anyone of you makes an offering to the Lord, you are to take it from the cattle, from the herd or from the flock. 3 If the offering is a burned offering of the herd, let him give a male without a mark: he is to give it at the door of the Tent of meeting so that he may be pleasing to the Lord. 4 And he is to put his hand on the head of the burned offering and it will be taken for him, to take away his sin. 5 And the ox is to be put to death before the Lord: then Aaron's sons, the priests, are to take the blood and put some of it on and round the altar which is at the door of the Tent of meeting. 6 And the burned offering is to be skinned and cut up into its parts. 7 And Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put fire on the altar and put the wood in order on the fire: 8 And Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put the parts, the head and the fat, in order on the wood which is on the fire on the altar: 9 But its inside parts and its legs are to be washed with water, and it will all be burned on the altar by the priest for a burned offering, an offering made by fire, for a sweet smell to the Lord. 10 And if his offering is of the flock, a burned offering of sheep or goats, let him give a male without a mark. 11 And he is to put it to death on the north side of the altar before the Lord: and Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put some of the blood on and round the altar. 12 And the offering is to be cut into its parts, with its head and its fat; and the priest is to put them in order on the wood which is on the fire on the altar: 13 But the inside parts and the legs are to be washed with water; and the priest will make an offering of all of it, burning it on the altar: it is a burned offering, an offering made by fire, for a sweet smell to the Lord. 14 And if his offering to the Lord is a burned offering of birds, then he is to make his offering of doves or of young pigeons. 15 And the priest is to take it to the altar, and after its head has been twisted off, it is to be burned on the altar, and its blood drained out on the side of the altar: 16 And he is to take away its stomach, with its feathers, and put it down by the east side of the altar, where the burned waste is put: 17 And let it be broken open at the wings, but not cut in two; and let it be burned on the altar by the priest on the wood which is on the fire; it is a burned offering; an offering made by fire for a sweet smell to the Lord.
  • Lev 3:1-9 : 1 And if his offering is given for a peace-offering; if he gives of the herd, male or female, let him give it without any mark on it, before the Lord. 2 And he is to put his hand on the head of his offering and put it to death at the door of the Tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put some of the blood on and round the altar. 3 And he is to give of the peace-offering, as an offering made by fire to the Lord; the fat covering the inside parts and all the fat on the inside parts, 4 And the two kidneys, and the fat on them, which is by the top part of the legs, and the fat joining the liver and the kidneys, he is to take away; 5 That it may be burned by Aaron's sons on the altar, on the burned offering which is on the wood on the fire: it is an offering made by fire of a sweet smell to the Lord. 6 And if what he gives for a peace-offering to the Lord is of the flock, let him give a male or female, without any mark on it. 7 If his offering is a lamb, then let it be placed before the Lord: 8 And he is to put his hand on the head of his offering and put it to death before the Tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons are to put some of its blood on and round the altar. 9 And of the peace-offering, let him give an offering made by fire to the Lord; the fat of it, all the fat tail, he is to take away near the backbone; and the fat covering the inside parts and all the fat on the inside parts, 10 And the two kidneys, with the fat on them, which is by the top part of the legs, and the fat joining the liver and the kidneys, he is to take away; 11 That it may be burned by the priest on the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire to the Lord. 12 And if his offering is a goat, then let it be placed before the Lord, 13 And let him put his hand on the head of it and put it to death before the Tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron are to put some of its blood on and round the altar. 14 And of it let him make his offering, an offering made by fire to the Lord; the fat covering the inside parts and all the fat on the inside parts, 15 And the two kidneys, with the fat on them, which is by the top part of the legs, and the fat joining the liver and the kidneys, let him take away; 16 That it may be burned by the priest on the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet smell: all the fat is the Lord's. 17 Let it be an order for ever, through all your generations, in all your houses, that you are not to take fat or blood for food.
  • Ps 76:2 : 2 In Salem is his tent, his resting-place in Zion.
  • Ps 78:68 : 68 But he took the tribe of Judah for himself, and the mountain of Zion, in which he had pleasure.
  • Ps 128:5 : 5 May the Lord send you blessing out of Zion: may you see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
  • 1 Tim 2:8 : 8 It is my desire, then, that in every place men may give themselves to prayer, lifting up holy hands, without wrath or argument.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 20:25
    78%

    25And if you make me an altar of stone do not make it of cut stones: for the touch of an instrument will make it unclean.

  • Deut 27:5-7
    3 verses
    75%

    5There you are to make an altar to the Lord your God, of stones on which no iron instrument has been used.

    6You are to make the altar of the Lord your God of uncut stones; offering on it burned offerings to the Lord your God:

    7And you are to make your peace-offerings, feasting there with joy before the Lord your God.

  • Exod 29:42-43
    2 verses
    75%

    42This is to be a regular burned offering made from generation to generation, at the door of the Tent of meeting before the Lord, where I will come face to face with you and have talk with you.

    43There I will come face to face with the children of Israel, and the Tent will be made holy by my glory

  • Deut 12:13-14
    2 verses
    74%

    13Take care that you do not make your burned offerings in any place you see:

    14But in the place marked out by the Lord in one of your tribes, there let your burned offerings be offered, and there do what I have given you orders to do.

  • Deut 12:11
    74%

    11Then there will be a place marked out by the Lord your God as the resting-place for his name, and there you will take all the things which I give you orders to take: your burned offerings and other offerings, and the tenth part of your goods, and the offerings to be lifted up, and the offerings of your oaths which you make to the Lord;

  • Deut 12:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5But let your hearts be turned to the place which will be marked out by the Lord your God, among your tribes, to put his name there;

    6And there you are to take your burned offerings and other offerings, and the tenth part of your goods, and the offerings to be lifted up to the Lord, and the offerings of your oaths, and those which you give freely from the impulse of your hearts, and the first births among your herds and your flocks;

  • Gen 28:22
    73%

    22And this stone which I have put up for a pillar will be God's house: and of all you give me, I will give a tenth part to you.

  • Exod 20:23
    73%

    23Gods of silver and gods of gold you are not to make for yourselves.

  • Exod 25:22
    72%

    22And there, between the two winged ones on the cover of the ark, I will come to you, face to face, and make clear to you all the orders I have to give you for the children of Israel.

  • Ezek 20:40
    72%

    40For in my holy mountain, in the high mountain of Israel, says the Lord, there all the children of Israel, all of them, will be my servants in the land; there I will take pleasure in them, and there I will be worshipped with your offerings and the first-fruits of the things you give, and with all your holy things.

  • Exod 25:8
    72%

    8And let them make me a holy place, so that I may be ever present among them.

  • Ezek 20:28
    71%

    28For when I had taken them into the land which I made an oath to give to them, then they saw every high hill and every branching tree and made their offerings there, moving me to wrath by their offerings; and there the sweet smell of their offerings went up and their drink offerings were drained out.

  • Deut 14:24
    71%

    24And if the way is so long that you are not able to take these things to the place marked out by the Lord your God for his name, when he has given you his blessing, because it is far away from you;

  • Deut 12:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26But the holy things which you have, and the offerings of your oaths, you are to take to the place which will be marked out by the Lord:

    27Offering the flesh and the blood of your burned offerings on the altar of the Lord your God; and the blood of your offerings is to be drained out on the altar of the Lord your God, and the flesh will be your food.

  • Exod 30:6
    71%

    6And let it be placed in front of the veil before the ark of the law, before the cover which is over the law, where I will come face to face with you.

  • Josh 22:23
    71%

    23That we have made ourselves an altar, being false to the Lord, keep us not safe from death this day; and if for the purpose of offering burned offerings on it and meal offerings, or peace-offerings, let the Lord himself send punishment for it;

  • Judg 6:26
    70%

    26Make an altar to the Lord your God on the top of this rock, in the ordered way and take the ox and make a burned offering with the wood of the holy tree which has been cut down.

  • Gen 28:13
    70%

    13And he saw the Lord by his side, saying, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: I will give to you and to your seed this land on which you are sleeping.

  • Exod 34:2
    70%

    2And be ready by the morning, and come up on Mount Sinai, and come before me there in the morning, on the top of the mountain.

  • Exod 33:21
    70%

    21And the Lord said, See, there is a place near me, and you may take your place on the rock:

  • Gen 13:4
    70%

    4To the place where he had made his first altar, and there Abram gave worship to the name of the Lord.

  • 1 Chr 21:26
    70%

    26And David put up an altar there to the Lord, offering burned offerings and peace-offerings with prayers to the Lord; and he gave him an answer from heaven, sending fire on the altar of burned offering.

  • Exod 24:5
    70%

    5And he sent some of the young men of the children of Israel to make burned offerings and peace-offerings of oxen to the Lord.

  • Gen 13:18
    70%

    18And Abram, moving his tent, came and made his living-place by the holy tree of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and made an altar there to the Lord.

  • Gen 12:7-8
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    7And the Lord came to Abram, and said, I will give all this land to your seed; then Abram made an altar there to the Lord who had let himself be seen by him.

    8And moving on from there to the mountain on the east of Beth-el, he put up his tent, having Beth-el on the west and Ai on the east: and there he made an altar and gave worship to the name of the Lord.

  • Num 15:3
    70%

    3And are going to make an offering by fire to the Lord, a burned offering or an offering in connection with an oath, or an offering freely given, or at your regular feasts, an offering for a sweet smell to the Lord, from the herd or the flock:

  • Exod 40:6
    70%

    6And put the altar of burned offerings before the doorway of the House of the Tent of meeting.

  • Gen 26:3
    70%

    3Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;

  • Josh 22:26
    70%

    26So we said, Let us now make an altar for ourselves, not for burned offerings or for the offerings of beasts:

  • Exod 29:37
    69%

    37For seven days you are to make offerings for the altar and make it holy, so that it may become completely holy, and anything touching it will become holy.

  • Lev 2:8
    69%

    8And you are to give the meal offering made of these things to the Lord, and let the priest take it to the altar.

  • 2 Chr 20:8
    69%

    8And they made it their living-place, building there a holy house for your name, and saying,

  • Num 23:4
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    4And God came to Balaam, and Balaam said to him, I have made ready seven altars, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.

  • Lev 9:4
    69%

    4And an ox and a male sheep for peace-offerings, to be put to death before the Lord; and a meal offering mixed with oil: for this day you are to see the Lord.

  • Gen 33:20
    69%

    20And there he put up an altar, naming it El, the God of Israel.

  • Exod 34:10
    69%

    10And the Lord said, See, this is what I will undertake: before the eyes of your people I will do wonders, such as have not been done in all the earth or in any nation: and all your people will see the work of the Lord, for what I am about to do for you is greatly to be feared.

  • Exod 3:12
    69%

    12And he said, Truly I will be with you; and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: when you have taken the children of Israel out of Egypt, you will give worship to God on this mountain.

  • Deut 16:2
    69%

    2The Passover offering, from your flock or your herd, is to be given to the Lord your God in the place marked out by him as the resting-place of his name.

  • Gen 26:25
    69%

    25Then he made an altar there, and gave worship to the name of the Lord, and he put up his tents there, and there his servants made a water-hole.

  • Num 15:8
    69%

    8And when you make ready a young ox for a burned or other offering, or for the effecting of an oath, or for peace-offerings to the Lord:

  • Exod 40:29
    69%

    29And at the door of the House of the Tent of meeting, he put the altar of burned offerings, offering on it the burned offering and the meal offering, as the Lord had given him orders.