THEOSISWlastow G.K.
The altar, designed as an open box lacking a top or bottom, constructed from wood and adorned with brass plating, featured rings on its sides for transporting it with poles and had horns at each corner onto which a net was placed. This altar was erected during the dismantling of the tabernacle in the outer court and was filled halfway with stones or earth. It is likely that a mound of earth was positioned on either the eastern or southern side. This latter possibility is supported by the detail found in Leviticus 1:16, which states that the ashes were poured out on the eastern side; the western side faced the Tabernacle while sacrifices were made on the northern side of the altar, as noted in Leviticus 1:11.
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Therefore, we can infer that the officiating priest stood on the southern side of the altar, his left side oriented toward the Tabernacle while facing the northern side, acting solely as an intermediary between the people, who were facing the Tabernacle, and the Lord, whose manifest presence dwelled within it. However, this interpretation, attributed to A. C. B., may diverge from traditional views, as noted by Dom Calmet, who depicts the priest facing the Tabernacle.