Thematic Bible: Of memorial
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Pillars » Of memorial » To commemorate remarkable events
And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
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That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that you might fear the LORD your God forever.
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And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.
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Pillars » Of memorial » In honor of idols
But thus shall you deal with them; you shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their idol poles, and burn their graven images with fire.
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You shall make no idols nor graven images, neither raise you up a standing image, neither shall you set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
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Pillars » Of memorial » To witness vows
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
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I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar, and where you vowed a vow unto me: now arise, get you out from this land, and return unto the land of your kindred.
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Pillars » Of memorial » Often anointed
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
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I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar, and where you vowed a vow unto me: now arise, get you out from this land, and return unto the land of your kindred.
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Pillars » Of memorial » Sometimes of a heap of stones
And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.
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And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spoke unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who bore the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.
Pillars » Of memorial » To perpetuate names
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's valley: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom's pillar.
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Pillars » Of memorial » To mark the graves of the dead
And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.
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Pillars » Of memorial » Sometimes of a single stone
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
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Pillars » Of memorial » To witness covenants
This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you shall not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.
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Pillars » Of memorial » Often had inscriptions
That they were engraved with an iron pen and lead in the rock forever!
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