Altar

An altar is any structure upon which sacrifices or other offerings are offered for religious purposes.

Christianity

The word is used in Acts

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( 14:13) and Hebrews 13:10 for the sacrifice offered upon it - the sacrifice Jesus offered.

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Paul of Tarsus found among the many altars erected in Athens one bearing the inscription, "To the unknown God" (Acts 17:23), or rather "to an unknown God." The reason for this inscription cannot now be accurately determined. It afforded the apostle the occasion of proclaiming the gospel to the "men of Athens."

Related Topics:
Paul of Tarsus - Athens - Unknown God

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