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    "figure_name": "Altar and Offering-Place Imagery",
    "technical_name": "Altar, horns of the altar, offering-place, and sacred approach imagery",
    "alternate_names": "altar imagery; offering-place imagery; horns of the altar imagery; sacrificial approach imagery",
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    "reader_category": "Sanctuary approach and sacrifice / Altar imagery",
    "bullinger_class": "Biblical imagery and motif forms",
    "simple_definition": "Altar and offering-place imagery uses the altar, its horns, fire, and sacrificial setting to picture worship, consecration, atonement, mercy, judgment, or corrupted worship.",
    "technical_definition": "A sanctuary-access motif in which the altar functions as the visible place of approach, offering, covenant worship, blood application, refuge, cleansing, or judgment before God.",
    "source_hint": "Wave 28 draft-normalized sanctuary imagery review; distinguish altar imagery from general sacrificial imagery by focusing on the place of approach and offering.",
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      "reference": "Gen. 8:20",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "Noah builded an altar unto the LORD",
      "explanation": "The altar marks grateful worship after judgment and deliverance.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "reference": "Gen. 12:7-8",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "there builded he an altar unto the LORD",
      "explanation": "Abram’s altar expresses covenant worship and public dependence on the LORD.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "reference": "Exod. 27:1-2",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "thou shalt make an altar... and thou shalt make the horns of it",
      "explanation": "The altar’s form marks it as a sacred site of offering and approach.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "reference": "Exod. 29:37",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy",
      "explanation": "The altar imagery stresses consecration and holy contact.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "figure_name": "Altar and Offering-Place Imagery",
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      "reference": "1 Kings 18:30",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down",
      "explanation": "Elijah’s repaired altar pictures restored covenant worship in a time of apostasy.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "reference": "Ps. 43:4",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "Then will I go unto the altar of God",
      "explanation": "The altar represents joyful return to worship and communion with God.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "figure_name": "Altar and Offering-Place Imagery",
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      "reference": "Isa. 6:6-7",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "a live coal... from off the altar",
      "explanation": "The altar coal becomes an image of cleansing and commissioned service.",
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      "reference": "Matt. 5:23-24",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "if thou bring thy gift to the altar",
      "explanation": "The altar scene teaches that worship must not be separated from reconciliation.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "reference": "Heb. 13:10",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "We have an altar",
      "explanation": "The altar language points to access and sacrifice fulfilled in Christ.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized sanctuary/priesthood/covenant-sign/sacred time imagery review",
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      "reference": "Rev. 6:9",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "under the altar the souls of them that were slain",
      "explanation": "The altar imagery presents martyrdom as lives laid before God and awaiting vindication.",
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