Pillar (Easton)

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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"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter P Bible Dictionaries Pillar Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Pilate, Pontius Next Entry Pine Tree Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Pillar Thompson Chain Reference Pillars, Memorial Pillar of Cloud Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Pillar Torrey Topical Textbook Pillars Dictionaries American Tract Society Pillar Easton's Bible Dictionary Pillar Fausset Bible Dictionary Pillars Cloud, Pillar of Holman Bible Dictionary Pillar of Cloud and Fire Pillar Cloud, Pillar of Hastings' BibleDictionary Pillar, Plain of the Pillar Hastings' NT Dictionary Pillar King James Dictionary Pillar Morrish Bible Dictionary Pillar 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Pillar, Holy Pillar of Fire Pillar of Cloud (only first 3 shown) Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Pillar Smith Bible Dictionary Pillar Plain of The Pillar Cloud Pillar of (only first 3 shown) Vines' Expository Dictionary Pillar Pillar Wilson's Bible Types Pillar Fire (Pillars) Webster Dictionary Pillared Pillar-Block Pillar (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Pillar Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Earth Pillar Pillar International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Cloud, Pillar of Earth, Pillars of the Pillar (only first 3 shown) McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Fire, Pillar of Pillar Pillar of Cloud (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Hercules, the Pillars of Pillar-Saints Pillars of Hercules (only first 3 shown) The Catholic Encyclopedia Stylites (Pillar Saints) The Jewish Encyclopedia Cloud, Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Pillar (only first 3 shown) Lexicons ܣܳܡܟ݁ܳܐ ܥܰܡܽܘܕ݂ܳܐ στῦλος אֹהֶל אַיִל אַיִל, אַיִל, אַיִל, אֵל, אֵל, , אֵל אֹמְנָה (only first 3 shown) 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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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)