Thematic Bible: Of memorial
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Pillars » Of memorial » To commemorate remarkable events
Then Moses wrote all the words of the LORD and rose up early and made an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars according to the number of the twelve tribes of Israel,
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that all the people of the world may know the hand of the LORD how mighty it is, and that ye might fear the LORD your God forever."
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And the twelve stones which they took out of Jordan, Joshua pitched in Gilgal.
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Pillars » Of memorial » In honor of idols
But thus ye shall deal with them: overthrow their altars, break down their pillars, cut down their groves and burn their images with fire.
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Ye shall make you no idols, nor graven image, neither rear you up any pillar, neither ye shall set up any image of stone in your land to bow yourselves thereto: for I am the LORD your God;
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Pillars » Of memorial » To witness vows
And Jacob stood up early in the morning and took the stone that he had laid under his head, and pitched it up on end, and poured oil on the top of it.
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I am the God of Bethel where thou anointedest the stone and where thou vowdest a vow unto me. Now arise and get thee out of this country, and return unto the land where thou wast born.'"
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Pillars » Of memorial » Often anointed
And Jacob stood up early in the morning and took the stone that he had laid under his head, and pitched it up on end, and poured oil on the top of it.
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I am the God of Bethel where thou anointedest the stone and where thou vowdest a vow unto me. Now arise and get thee out of this country, and return unto the land where thou wast born.'"
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Pillars » Of memorial » Sometimes of a heap of stones
And the twelve stones which they took out of Jordan, Joshua pitched in Gilgal.
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And the children of Israel did even so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD said unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them away with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. And thereto Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood. And there they be, even unto this day.
Pillars » Of memorial » To perpetuate names
And this Absalom, yet in his lifetime, took and reared up a pillar, which is yet in King's Dale. For he said, "I have no male child. And therefore, to keep my name in remembrance do I it." 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 up a pillar upon her grave, which is called Rachel's grave pillar unto this day.
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Pillars » Of memorial » Sometimes of a single stone
And Jacob stood up early in the morning and took the stone that he had laid under his head, and pitched it up on end, and poured oil on the top of it.
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Pillars » Of memorial » To witness covenants
this heap be witness and also this mark, that I will not come over this heap to thee, and thou shalt not come over this heap and this mark, to do any harm.
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Pillars » Of memorial » Often had inscriptions
would God they were graven with an iron pen in lead or in stone.
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