An altar is a raised place, usually of earth or stone, for worshipping God with sacrifices and offerings. In the Bible it is the place of sacrifice, and the first one named is Noah’s (Genesis 8:20). In many churches today it is the table of the Lord’s Supper, and Hebrews tells us, “We have an altar” (Hebrews 13:10). Again and again in Genesis, an altar marks the place where God met someone. Abram built one at Shechem where the LORD…

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