Enthusiastic hopes were soon shattered. An altar of burnt offerings was set up in Jerusalem in 537 B.C. (Ezra 3:2 f.), and in 536 B.C. the Temple site was cleared of rubble (Ezra 3:8), and new ...

So far, only about seven per cent of the altar has been excavated, between 2007-2010 and again this year. “We have a number of years of future excavation to go,” Romano said.

For Paula, 50, the survival of the Eucharist was a message from the Lord amid the grief: “I’m still here, and I’m not going anywhere.” The church’s pastor, Father William Holiday, told ...

Remarkably, “the Lord answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering” (1 Chron. 21:26)—a dramatic response echoing the time the tabernacle was built (Lev. 9:24).

Parashat Vayikra: Burnt offerings Some people have seen their homes consumed by fire or shattered by bombs, their loved ones taken captive or fallen in battle as a “kapparah,” giving their ...

God filled Bezalel with the Holy Spirit, and the Spirit gave skills to Oholiab. His function as an assistant to Bezalel and his creative responsibilities were outlined in Exodus 31:8-11. He and the ...

As directed, he made poles and posts. The table and the lampstand were created with precision. The altar of incense was made with acacia wood. Exodus 38 tells that the altar of burnt offering was ...

That might explain the need for a burnt offering, which is consumed on the altar. Unlike other offerings, no portion of the animal is eaten by the priests or commoners.