Pillars
The supports of a building -- Jdj 16:29. Things raised up as memorials -- Ge 31:51. Made of Marble. -- Es 1:6. Wood. -- 1Ki 10:12. Iron. -- Jer 1:18. Brass. -- 1Ki 7:15. Silver. -- Song 3:10. The vail and hangings of the tabernacle supported by -- Ex 26:32,37; 36:36,38. Two, placed in the temple porch -- 1Ki 7:15-21. Of memorial Sometimes of a single stone. -- Ge 28:18. Sometimes of a heap of stones. -- Jos 4:8,9,20. To witness vows. -- Ge 28:18; 31:13. To witness covenants. -- Ge 31:52. To mark the graves of the dead. -- Ge 35:20. To commemorate remarkable events. -- Ex 24:4; Jos 4:20,24. To perpetuate names. -- 2Sa 18:18. In honour of idols. -- Le 26:1; De 7:5. Often anointed. -- Ge 28:18; 31:13. Often had inscriptions. -- Job 19:24. The divine glory appeared to Israel in the form of -- Ex 13:21,22; Nu 12:5. Lot's wife became a pillar of salt -- Ge 19:26. Illustrative of Stability of the heavens. -- Job 26:11. Stability of the earth. -- 1Sa 2:8; Ps 75:3. The church. -- 1Ti 3:15. Stability of Christ. -- Song 5:15; Re 10:1. Ministers. -- Jer 1:18; Ga 2:9. Saints who overcome in Christ. -- Re 3:12.