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Altar and pillar




Altar and pillar

‎The altar (on the left) belongs to a private house in Shechem, perhaps dating back to the first half of the 1st millennium BCE; the pillar is from Megiddo (12th-10th century BCE). Perhaps fragrant incense was burnt on the altar, whereas a drink offering could have been poured in the dish on top of the pillar (on the left).
‎Altar of incense: Exod 30:1, 30:27; 31:8; 35:15; 40:5; 1 Macc 4:49; 2 Macc 2:5; Luke 1:11

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