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Pillar

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Used to support a building (Judges 16:26,29 ); as a trophy or memorial (Genesis 28:18; 35:20; Exodus 24:4; 1 Samuel 15:12 , A.V., "place," more correctly "monument," or "trophy of victory," as in 2 Samuel 18:18 ); of fire, by which the Divine Presence was manifested (Exodus 13:2 ). The "plain of the pillar" in Judges 9:6 ought to be, as in the Revised Version, the "oak of the pillar", i.e., of the monument or stone set up by ( Joshua 24:26 ).

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Pillar'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​p/pillar.html. 1897.
 
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