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Clear but interpretive three-quarter view of square altar top with four corner horns and an east-facing stair, no fire or ritual action yet.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Ezekiel 43:15-17

The square hearth

Glory Returns and the Altar Is Consecrated · Ezekiel 43

Story guide: Visionary imagery is interpretive, not an authoritative historical reconstruction; exact altar dimensions and prescribed offerings remain in Scripture. No bodily depiction of Yahweh, the Spirit, violence, or blood.

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15And the altar hearth shall be four cubits, and from the altar hearth and upward, four horns.

16And the altar hearth was twelve cubits long by twelve wide, square on its four sides.

17And the ledge was fourteen cubits long by fourteen cubits wide at its four sides, and the rim around it was half a cubit, and its base was a cubit all around; and its steps faced east.

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