Dictionary of Bible Themes Supports or decorations in buildings and free-standing memorial monuments. The word is also used figuratively, with reference to strength and beauty. 1 Kings 7:21Pillars in the temple Genesis 28:18-22Pillars erected as memorials See also Genesis 31:45-53; 35:14-15,19-20Exodus 24:4 Deuteronomy 27:2-6 Joshua 4:1-9 2 Samuel 18:18 Exodus 13:21-22 The pillar of cloud and fire See also Exodus 33:9Nehemiah 9:12 Jeremiah 1:18 The figurative use of pillars See also Job 9:6; 26:11Psalms 75:3; 144:12 Songs 5:15 Galatians 2:9 Revelation 3:12; 10:1 Judges 9:6 Kings were sometimes crowned beside a pillar See also 2 Kings 11:12-14pp 2Ch 23:11-13 Genesis 19:24-26Other notable incidents connected with pillars Lot's wife and the pillar of salt Judges 16:25-30See also Samson's destruction of a temple 5366 king7254 plumb-line 7394 memorial 7467 temple, Solomon's |
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