Thematic Bible: Of memorial
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Pillars » Of memorial » To commemorate remarkable events
Moses wrote all the words of Yahweh, and rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the mountain, and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.
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that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Yahweh, that it is mighty; that you may fear Yahweh your God forever.'"
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Joshua set up those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, in Gilgal.
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Pillars » Of memorial » In honor of idols
But you shall deal with them like this: you shall break down their altars, and dash their pillars in pieces, and cut down their Asherim, and burn their engraved images with fire.
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"'You shall make for yourselves no idols, neither shall you raise up an engraved image or a pillar, neither shall you place any figured stone in your land, to bow down to it: for I am Yahweh your God.
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Pillars » Of memorial » To witness vows
Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on its top.
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I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar, where you vowed a vow to me. Now arise, get out from this land, and return to the land of your birth.'"
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Pillars » Of memorial » Often anointed
Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on its top.
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I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar, where you vowed a vow to me. Now arise, get out from this land, and return to the land of your birth.'"
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Pillars » Of memorial » Sometimes of a heap of stones
Joshua set up those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, in Gilgal.
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The children of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the middle of the Jordan, as Yahweh spoke to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel; and they carried them over with them to the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the 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 lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said, "I have no son to keep my name in memory." He called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument, to this day.
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Pillars » Of memorial » To mark the graves of the dead
Jacob set up a pillar on her grave. The same is the Pillar of Rachel's grave to this day.
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Pillars » Of memorial » Sometimes of a single stone
Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil on its top.
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Pillars » Of memorial » To witness covenants
May this heap be a witness, and the pillar be a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.
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Pillars » Of memorial » Often had inscriptions
That with an iron pen and lead they were engraved in the rock forever!
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