STONES

–Commandments engraved upon Ex 24:12; 31:18; 34:1-4; De 4:13; 5:22; 9:9-11; 10:1-3

–The law of Moses written upon Jos 8:32

–Houses built of Isa 9:10; Am 5:11

–Temple built of 1Ki 5:17,18; 7:9-12; Mt 24:2; Lu 19:44; 21:5,6

–Prepared in the quarries 1Ki 6:7

–Hewn (cut) Ex 34:1; De 10:1; 1Ki 5:17; 6:36; 7:9; 2Ki 12:12; 22:6; 1Ch 22:2; 2Ch 34:11; La 3:9

–Sawed 1Ki 7:9

–Hewers (stone-cutters) of 1Ki 5:18; 2Ki 12:12; 1Ch 22:15

–City walls built of Ne 4:3

–Memorial pillars of Ge 28:18-22; 31:45-52; Jos 4:2-9,20-24; 24:25; 1Sa 7:12

–Great, as landmarks (Some Hebrew mss. have “Abel”) 1Sa 6:18

–Ezel 1Sa 20:19

–Zoheleth 1Ki 1:9

–Thrown upon accursed ground 2Ki 3:19,25

–Used

.In building altars Jos 8:31

.For weighing (margin) Le 19:36

.For closing graves Mt 27:60; Mr 15:46; 16:3

–Tombs hewn in Mt 27:60; Mr 15:46; 16:3

–Idols made of De 4:28; 28:36,64; 29:17; 2Ki 19:18; Isa 37:19; Eze 20:32

–Great, in Solomon’ s temple 1Ki 5:17,18; 7:9-12

–Magnificent, in Herod the Great’ s temple Mr 13:1

–Skill in throwing Jud 20:16; 1Ch 12:2

–See SLINGS

–See ADAMANT

–See CHALCEDONY

–See MARBLE

–See ONYX

–See PILLARS

–See PRECIOUS, below

–FIGURATIVE Ge 49:24; Zec 3:9

.Of temptation, “Stone of Stumbling,” Isa 8:14; Ro 9:33; 1Pe 2:8

.Of Christ, “a Tested Stone,” “a Precious Stone,” “a Sure Foundation,” Isa 28:16

.Of Christ’ s rejection, the rejected Conerstone Ps 118:22; Mt 21:42-44; Mr 12:10; Lu 20:17,18; Ac 4:11; 1Pe 2:4

.The True Foundation Isa 28:16; Mt 16:18; 1Co 3:11; Eph 2:20; Re 21:14

.Of Christ, the Water of Life 1Co 10:4

.Of the impenitent heart Eze 36:26

.Of the witness of the Spirit, the white stone Re 2:17

–SYMBOLICAL

.Of the kingdom of Christ Da 2:34,45

–PRECIOUS

.In the breastplate and ephod Ex 28:9-21; 39:6-14

.Voluntary offerings of, by the Israelites for the breastplate and ephod Ex 35:27

.Exported from Sheba 1Ki 10:2,10; 2Ch 9:9,10; Eze 27:22

.Ophir 1Ki 10:11

.Partial catalogue of Eze 28:13

.Seen in the foundation of the New Jerusalem in John’ s apocalyptic vision Re 21:19,20

.In the crowns of kings 2Sa 12:30; 1Ch 20:2

–FIGURATIVE Isa 54:11,12

.See AGATE

.See AMETHYST

.See BERYL

.See CARBUNCLE

.See CHRYSOLITE

.See CHRYSOPRASUS

.See CORAL

.See CRYSTAL

.See DIAMOND

.See EMERALD

.See JACINTH

.See JASPER

.See LIGURE

.See RUBY

.See SAPPHIRE

.See SARDIUS

.See SARDONYX

.See TOPAZ