firepan

firepan

A portable metal pan for carrying hot coals on which incense was placed as an offering. Firepans were made for use with the lampstand and the burnt offering altar (Exod 25:38; Exod 38:3; Num 4:14).

Exod 25:38

38Its snuffers and trays shall be of pure gold.

Exod 38:3

3He made all the utensils of the altar, the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the firepans: all its utensils he made of bronze.

Num 4:14

14and they shall put on it all the utensils of the altar, which are used for the service there, the firepans, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the ut ... View more

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