http://www.meridianmagazine.com/ancients...udges.html
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http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/theology/insti...erranean/egypt/
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->A 12th-century BCE altar in the temple area at Luxor. This shape and Egyptian styled altar eventually influenced the design of the Jerusalem temple altar. Note the four "horns" on each corner of the altar -- symbols of life, protection and fertility.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/theology/insti...erranean/egypt/
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->A 12th-century BCE altar in the temple area at Luxor. This shape and Egyptian styled altar eventually influenced the design of the Jerusalem temple altar. Note the four "horns" on each corner of the altar -- symbols of life, protection and fertility.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->