Judges 6:24

The Message

Then Gideon built an altar there to God and named it “God’s Peace.” It’s still called that at Ophrah of Abiezer.

Cross References

Genesis 12:7

God appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your children.” Abram built an altar at the place God had appeared to him.

Genesis 12:8

He moved on from there to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent between Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. He built an altar there and prayed to God.

Genesis 22:14

Abraham named that place God-Yireh (God-Sees-to-It). That’s where we get the saying, “On the mountain of God, he sees to it.”

Exodus 17:15

Moses built an altar and named it “God My Banner.” He said, Salute God’s rule! God at war with Amalek Always and forever! * * *

Ezekiel 48:35

“The four sides of the city measure to a total of nearly six miles. “From now on the name of the city will be Yahweh-Shammah: “ God-Is-There.”

Joshua 22:10

They arrived at Geliloth on the Jordan (touching on Canaanite land). There the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an altar on the banks of the Jordan—a huge altar!

Judges 21:4

Early the next morning, the people got busy and built an altar. They sacrificed Whole-Burnt-Offerings and Peace-Offerings.

Judges 6:23

But God reassured him, “Easy now. Don’t panic. You won’t die.”

Judges 8:27

Gideon made the gold into a sacred ephod and put it on display in his hometown, Ophrah. All Israel prostituted itself there. Gideon and his family, too, were seduced by it.

Judges 8:32

Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age. He was buried in the tomb of his father Joash at Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

1 Samuel 14:35

That’s the story behind Saul’s building an altar to God. It’s the first altar to God that he built.