Yes, and if you only post scripture you are interpreting it wrong.
Well it seems , interesting enough that they modeled their buildings, now called Basilica’s, after secular archetecture...(Romanish)..municipal buildings were called “Basilica’s and had no ecclesiastical meaning at all. This is where Judgments were rendered.....and the characters would dress in their robes and finery and promenade down the long aisle's to the elevated platform where the judge would take his seat.
So in order to feel “royal” they copied the Standards of the Municipal buildings and their protocol, simply trading what was desired for the Popes or Bishops chair...and called the elevated platform then an alter.