Thematic Bible: Of memorial
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Pillars » Of memorial » To commemorate remarkable events
Then Moses put down in writing all the words of the Lord, and he got up early in the morning and made an altar at the foot of the mountain, with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.
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So that all the peoples of the earth may see that the hand of the Lord is strong; and that they may go in fear of the Lord your God for ever.
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And the twelve stones which they took out of Jordan, Joshua put up in Gilgal.
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Pillars » Of memorial » In honor of idols
But this is what you are to do to them: their altars are to be pulled down and their pillars broken, and their holy trees cut down and their images burned with fire.
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Do not make images of false gods, or put up an image cut in stone or a pillar or any pictured stone in your land, to give worship to it; for I am the Lord your God.
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Pillars » Of memorial » To witness vows
And early in the morning Jacob took the stone which had been under his head, and put it up as a pillar and put oil on it.
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I am the God of Beth-el, where you put oil on the pillar and took an oath to me: now then, come out of this land and go back to the country of your birth.
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Pillars » Of memorial » Often anointed
And early in the morning Jacob took the stone which had been under his head, and put it up as a pillar and put oil on it.
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I am the God of Beth-el, where you put oil on the pillar and took an oath to me: now then, come out of this land and go back to the country of your birth.
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Pillars » Of memorial » Sometimes of a heap of stones
And the twelve stones which they took out of Jordan, Joshua put up in Gilgal.
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So the children of Israel did as Joshua gave them orders, and took twelve stones from the middle of Jordan, as the Lord had said to Joshua, one for every tribe of the children of Israel; these they took across with them to their night's resting-place and put them down there. And Joshua put up twelve stones in the middle of Jordan, where the feet of the priests who took up the ark of the agreement had been placed: and there they are to this day.
Pillars » Of memorial » To perpetuate names
Now Absalom, before his death, had put up for himself a pillar in the king's valley, naming it after himself; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and to this day it is named Absalom's pillar.
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Pillars » Of memorial » To mark the graves of the dead
And Jacob put up a pillar on her resting-place; which is named, The Pillar of the resting-place of Rachel, to this day.
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Pillars » Of memorial » Sometimes of a single stone
And early in the morning Jacob took the stone which had been under his head, and put it up as a pillar and put oil on it.
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Pillars » Of memorial » To witness covenants
They will be witness that I will not go over these stones to you, and you will not go over these stones or this pillar to me, for any evil purpose.
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Pillars » Of memorial » Often had inscriptions
And with an iron pen and lead be cut into the rock for ever!
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