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| Photo credit: | H. G. May |
| Size: | 67cm high 30cm wide |
| Material: | limestone |
| Current location: | Rockefeller Archaeological Museum |
| Inventory Number: | 251 |
| Excavation: | The Oriental Institute, Chicago (1925-39) |
Horned altars appear in the Old Testament in a variety of passages: Exodus 29:12; 37:25; Lev 4:7, 18ff.; 8:15; 9:9; 16:18; 1 Kings 1:50-51; 2:28; Psalm 118:27; Jeremiah 17:1; Ezekiel 43:15, 20; Amos 3:14. |
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Haak, Robert D. "Altar." In Anchor Bible Dictionary, edited by David Noel Freedman, 1:162-67. New York: Doubleday, 1992. May, Herbert G. Material Remains of the Megiddo Cult. Oriental Institute Publications 26. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1935. Mazar, Amihai. Archaeology of the Land of the Bible. New York: Doubleday, 1992. The History of Megiddo The Megiddo Expedition: Picture Gallery Megiddo National Park Model of Israelite Megiddo Ussishkin, David. "Megiddo." In Anchor Bible Dictionary, edited by David Noel Freedman, 4:666-79. New York: Doubleday, 1992. |
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