¹⁹ In that day there will be an ^(A)altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a ^(B)pillar to the Lord at its border.

¹⁸ So early in the morning Jacob took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up ^(A)for a pillar ^(B)and poured oil on the top of it.

The Eastern Tribes' Altar of Witness

¹⁰ And when they came to the region of the Jordan that is in the land of Canaan, the people of Reuben and the people of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by the Jordan, an altar of imposing size.

²⁶ Therefore we said, ‘Let us now build an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice,

⁴ And ^(A)Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. He rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve ^(B)pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

¹⁰ We have an altar ^(A)from which those who serve the tent^[a] have no right to eat.

^15 (A)“And those who are far off shall come and ^(B)help to build the temple of the Lord. ^(C)And you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. ^(D)And this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.”

⁷ Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, ^(A)“To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.