Exodus 27 in the early church
15 passages quote, allude to, or echo Exodus 27, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Exodus 27:1
“You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 27:1 | Against Heresies 2.24.4 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Exod 27:1–2 | Symposium 5.6 · Methodius of Olympus | allusion, medium confidence | late 3rd century |
| Exod 27:1 | Commentary on the Apocalypse 6.4 · Victorinus of Pettau | allusion, medium confidence | late 3rd century |
| Exod 27:1–19 | On the Life of Moses 379 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 385–395 |
| Exod 27:1 | Letter 36.24 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
Exodus 27:9
You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 27:9–17 | On the Life of Moses 317 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 385–395 |
| Exod 27:9–18 | Homily 2 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 390–394 |
Exodus 27:16
The gate of the courtyard shall be twenty cubits long, with a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It shall have four posts and four bases.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 27:16 | Commentary on Matthew 15.20 · Origen | allusion, low confidence | ca. 246–248 |
Exodus 27:18
The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 27:18 | Commentary on Isaiah 54:1-3 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 408-410 |
Exodus 27:20
And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exod 27:20–21 | Symposium 6.4 · Methodius of Olympus | allusion, high confidence | late 3rd century |
| Exod 27:20–21 | Tractates on the Psalms 118.14.3 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Exod 27:20 | Letter 78.41 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Exod 27:20 | Exposition of Psalm 118 14.10.1 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Exod 27:20 | Exposition of Psalm 118 14.11.3 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Exod 27:20–21 | Exodus, lines 1115–1142 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |