Dictionary of Bible Themes Pairs of upper and lower millstones were used for grinding grain in the ancient East. Millstones were common features of the daily life of ordinary people. Deuteronomy 24:6Millstones as a means of earning a living See also Isaiah 47:1-2Jeremiah 25:10 Revelation 18:22 Matthew 18:6 Millstones were heavy and burdensome pp Mk 9:42 pp Lk 17:2 Judges 9:50-53Millstones as potential weapons See also 2 Samuel 11:21Job 41:24 Millstones in figurative use Revelation 18:21Millstones as symbols of destructive force See also 4456 grain4464 harvest 5295 destruction |
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