Discovery BoxExodus 17:15 
Context17:15 Moses built an altar, and he called it “The Lord is my Banner,” 1
Exodus 30:27-28
Context30:27 the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense, 30:28 the altar for the burnt offering and all its utensils, and the laver and its base.
Exodus 31:8-9
Context31:8 the table with its utensils, the pure lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense, 31:9 the altar for the burnt offering with all its utensils, the large basin with its base,
Exodus 40:26
Context40:26 And he put the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain,
1 sn Heb “Yahweh-nissi” (so NAB), which means “Yahweh is my banner.” Note that when Israel murmured and failed God, the name commemorated the incident or the outcome of their failure. When they were blessed with success, the naming praised God. Here the holding up of the staff of God was preserved in the name for the altar – God gave them the victory.
