Thematic Bible: Millstone
Thematic Bible
Millstone » Probably used in executions by drowning
Millstone » Figurative of a hard heart
Millstone » Abimelech killed by one being of hurled upon him
But a certain woman threw an upper millstone [down] on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull.
Millstone » Not to be taken as a pledge
“No one shall take a handmill or an upper millstone [used to grind grain into bread] as security [for a debt], for he would be taking a [person’s] life in pledge.