THE HOLY BIBLE Douay-Rheims

Notes on Book of Exodus (Author Bishop Richard Challoner (ed.))

30:1 An altar to burn incense: This burning of incense was an emblem of prayer, ascending to God from an inflamed heart. See Ps. 141.2; Apoc. 5.8, and 8.4.

Original Douay-Rheims from Project Gutenberg - Massive cleanup of OCR problems and editing done locally.