Exodus 38:1

New International Version

The Altar of Burnt Offering^(A)

38 They^[a] built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits^[b] high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.^[c]

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Exodus 38:1 Or He; also in verses 2-9
Exodus 38:1 That is, about 4 1/2 feet or about 1.4 meters
Exodus 38:1 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters long and wide

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Ezekiel 43:13

New International Version

The Great Altar Restored

¹³“These are the measurements of the altar^(A) in long cubits,^[a] that cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth: Its gutter is a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span^[b] around the edge. And this is the height of the altar:

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Ezekiel 43:13 That is, about 21 inches or about 53 centimeters; also in verses 14 and 17. The long cubit is the basic unit for linear measurement throughout Ezekiel 40–48.
Ezekiel 43:13 That is, about 11 inches or about 27 centimeters

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