Nave's Topical Bible: Orville J. Nave, A.M., D.D., LL.D.

STONES

• Commandments engraved upon Ex. 24:12, 31:18, 34:1-4; Dt. 4:13, 5:22, 9:9-11, 10:1-3
• The law of Moses written upon Josh. 8:32
• Houses built of Isa. 9:10; Amos 5:11
• Temple built of 1 Ki. 5:17, 18, 7:9-12; Mt. 24:2; Lk. 19:44, 21:5, 6
• Prepared in the quarries 1 Ki. 6:7
• Hewn (cut) Ex. 34:1; Dt. 10:1; 1 Ki. 5:17, 6:36, 7:9; 2 Ki. 12:12, 22:6; 1 Chr. 22:2; 2 Chr. 34:11; Lam. 3:9
• Sawed 1 Ki. 7:9
• Hewers (stone-cutters) of 1 Ki. 5:18; 2 Ki. 12:12; 1 Chr. 22:15
• City walls built of Neh. 4:3
• Memorial pillars of Gen. 28:18-22, 31:45-52; Josh. 4:2-9, 20-24, 24:25; 1 Sam. 7:12
• Great, as landmarks (Some Hebrew mss. have "Abel") 1 Sam. 6:18
  • Ezel 1 Sam. 20:19
  • Zoheleth 1 Ki. 1:9
• Thrown upon accursed ground 2 Ki. 3:19, 25
• Used
  • In building altars Josh. 8:31
  • For weighing (margin) Lev. 19:36
  • For closing graves Mt. 27:60; Mk. 15:46, 16:3
• Tombs hewn in Mt. 27:60; Mk. 15:46, 16:3
• Idols made of Dt. 4:28, 28:36, 64, 29:17; 2 Ki. 19:18; Isa. 37:19; Ezek. 20:32
• Great, in Solomon's temple 1 Ki. 5:17, 18, 7:9-12
• Magnificent, in Herod the Great's temple Mk. 13:1
• Skill in throwing Judg. 20:16; 1 Chr. 12:2
  • See SLINGS
• See PRECIOUS, below
• FIGURATIVE Gen. 49:24; Zech. 3:9
  • Of temptation, "Stone of Stumbling," Isa. 8:14; Rom. 9:33; 1 Pet. 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; Mk. 12:10; Lk. 20:17, 18; Acts 4:11; 1 Pet. 2:4
  • The True Foundation Isa. 28:16; Mt. 16:18; 1 Cor. 3:11; Eph. 2:20; Rev. 21:14
  • Of Christ, the Water of Life 1 Cor. 10:4
  • Of the impenitent heart Ezek. 36:26
  • Of the witness of the Spirit, the white stone Rev. 2:17
• SYMBOLICAL
  • Of the kingdom of Christ Dan. 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 1 Ki. 10:2, 10; 2 Chr. 9:9, 10; Ezek. 27:22
  • Ophir 1 Ki. 10:11
  • Partial catalogue of Ezek. 28:13
  • Seen in the foundation of the New Jerusalem in John's apocalyptic vision Rev. 21:19, 20
  • In the crowns of kings 2 Sam. 12:30; 1 Chr. 20:2
  • 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
• FIGURATIVE Isa. 54:11, 12
• See ADAMANT
• See CHALCEDONY
• See MARBLE
• See ONYX
• See PILLARS