PILLAR. Of Solomon's temple, 1 Kin. 7:13-22; 2 Kin. 25:17. Broken and carried to Babylon, 2 Kin. 25:13; Jer. 52:17,20,21. Of Solomon's palaces, 1 Kin. 7:6. Used to mark roads, Jer. 31:21. Pillar of salt, Lot's wife turned to, Gen. 19:26; Luke 17:32. Monuments erected to commemorate events: By Jacob, his vision of angels, Gen. 28:18, with Gen. 31:13; 35:14; his covenant with Laban, Gen. 31:45; at Rachel's grave, Gen. 35:20. by Moses, the covenant between Jehovah and Israel, Ex. 24:4; by Joshua, the passing over Jordan, Josh. 4:1-9, with Deut. 27:2-6; Josh. 8:30; at Shechem, Josh. 24:25-27, with Judg. 9:6; by Samuel, the defeat of the Philistines, 1 Sam. 7:12; by Absalom, to keep his name in remembrance, 2 Sam. 18:18. As a boundary, Josh. 15:6, with Josh. 18:17; a place mark, 1 Sam. 20:19; a landmark, 2 Sam. 20:8; 1 Kin. 1:9. Prophecy of one in Egypt, Isa. 19:19. Monuments of idolatry, to be destroyed, Deut. 12:3. See Cloud, Pillar of.

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