The Three Names of the Incense Altar and the Outer Altar

"And you shall make an altar for burning incense" (Exodus 30:1-3). The incense altar was a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high, as it says "and you shall make an altar," and so forth. It was overlaid with gold, as it says "and you shall overlay it with pure gold." Three names were given to it: the incense altar, the golden altar, and the inner altar. The burnt-offering altar that Moses made was ten cubits high. A line of red dye girded it across the middle to separate the upper blood from the lower blood. From the red line downward was five cubits: one cubit for the base and three cubits for the surrounding ledge and one cubit for the circuit, and there they placed the blood that is given below. From the red line upward was five cubits: one cubit for the horns and three cubits for the ledge and one cubit for the raven-scarer, and there they placed the blood that is given above. Blood meant to be placed from the red line downward, if one placed it from the red line upward, is invalid; and blood meant to be placed from the red line upward, if one placed it from the red line downward, is invalid. The altar that Solomon made was ten cubits high. And the one the returnees from exile made was ten cubits and set in the center of the courtyard, with the ramp to its south, the laver to its west, the place of slaughter to its north, and all Israel to its east, as it says "and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD" (Leviticus 9:5). In the time to come as well it will be ten cubits high. Three names were given to it: the burnt-offering altar, the bronze altar, and the outer altar.