Thematic Bible: Millstone


Thematic Bible





It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble. Verse ConceptsInexperienceMillstonesTemptation, Avoiding CausingThrowing PeopleCausing Others To StumbleSinkingBeing Killed By A RockDealing With Young PeopleIn The Heart Of The SeaChild AbuseHurt And Betrayaljumping

“His heart is as hard as a stone,
Even as hard as a lower millstone.
Verse ConceptsMillstonesRocksHardnessOther References To The Heart

But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull. Verse ConceptsBeing Killed By A RockSkullscrushes

“No one shall take a handmill or an upper millstone in pledge, for he would be taking a life in pledge. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeMillstonesCreditorsLaws About Pledges