“You shall build the altar of the LORD your God with uncut stones and offer upon it burnt offerings to the LORD your God.”
Deuteronomy 27:6
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Connection with Jacob meets Esau
Scripture uses the same word for Israel's altars. Moses commanded the people to build an altar on Mount Ebal, the mountain above Shechem, once they had crossed the Jordan: "You shall build the altar of the LORD your God with uncut stones" (Deuteronomy 27:6). Uncut stones are avanim shelemot, whole stones that no iron tool had touched.
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