出埃及記27:1-8

27:1 「你要用皂莢木做壇。這壇要四方的，長五肘，寬五肘，高三肘。
27:2 要在壇的四拐角上做四個角，與壇接連一塊，用銅把壇包裹。
27:3 要做盆，收去壇上的灰，又做鏟子、盤子、肉鍤子、火鼎；壇上一切的器具都用銅做。
27:4 要為壇做一個銅網，在網的四角上做四個銅環，
27:5 把網安在壇四面的圍腰板以下，使網從下達到壇的半腰。
27:6 又要用皂莢木為壇做槓，用銅包裹。
27:7 這槓要穿在壇兩旁的環子內，用以抬壇。
27:8 要用板做壇，壇是空的，都照著在山上指示你的樣式做。」

   “Build an altar of acacia wood, three cubits^[a] high; it is to be square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.^{[b] 2} Make a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar are of one piece, and overlay the altar with bronze. ³ Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots to remove the ashes, and its shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans. ⁴ Make a grating for it, a bronze network, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the network. ⁵ Put it under the ledge of the altar so that it is halfway up the altar. ⁶ Make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze. ⁷ The poles are to be inserted into the rings so they will be on two sides of the altar when it is carried. ⁸ Make the altar hollow, out of boards. It is to be made just as you were shown on the mountain.

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    祭壇是獻祭的地方，不只是把祭物殺死在這裡，更是用火將牠燒化，留下的灰還要收集起來，是為了悔罪的時候，可以撒在身上，披麻蒙灰讓上帝看見悔改的心！

    當然獻祭的目的除了是贖罪之外，也是將禮物給上帝，見像馨香的燔祭，就是代表我們願意將自己獻上，好讓上帝的心得滿足！

    也因為這樣，許多人將自己奉獻給上帝使用的地方，也稱為祭壇！