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 early in the morning, and built an altar under the hill, 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 ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.
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And those twelve stones which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua set up in Gilgal.
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Pillars » Of memorial » In honor of idols
But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.
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Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down to it: for I am the LORD your God.
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Pillars » Of memorial » To witness vows
And Jacob rose 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 on the top of it.
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I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst to me a vow: now arise, depart from this land, and return to the land of thy kindred.
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Pillars » Of memorial » Often anointed
And Jacob rose 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 on the top of it.
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I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst to me a vow: now arise, depart from this land, and return to the land of thy 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 set up in Gilgal.
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And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones from the midst of Jordan, as the the LORD commanded Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them to 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 to this day.
Pillars » Of memorial » To perpetuate names
Now Absalom in his life-time had taken and raised for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: 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 to this day, Absalom's place.
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Pillars » Of memorial » To mark the graves of the dead
And Jacob set a pillar on her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave to this day.
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Pillars » Of memorial » Sometimes of a single stone
And Jacob rose 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 on 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 thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.
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Pillars » Of memorial » Often had inscriptions
That they were graven with an iron pen in lead, in the rock for ever!
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