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Repairing the Destroyed Altar

Exegetical Approaches

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No Altar

Eliyahu's fixing of the destroyed altar is a metaphor for his repairing the nation's relationship with and service to Hashem.

Old Altar

Sources:The altar had been made much earlier, in one of the eras in which it was permitted to erect private altars.

Recent Altar

Sources:The altar was built after the Beit HaMIkdash was constructed, but was permitted since the Mikdash was inaccessible to those living in the Northern Kingdom.

New Altar

Sources:The altar was erected by Eliyahu himself, earlier in the day, but was destroyed by the Baal prophets.