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The Stone

Rock as foundation, as witness, as the thing the builders refused — every tradition makes stone the silent counsel against forgetfulness.


Judaism
  • "And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar..."

    Genesis 28:18
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  • "...Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us..."

    Joshua 24:27
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  • "The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner."

    Psalms 118:22
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Christianity
  • "And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church..."

    Matthew 16:18
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  • "To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,"

    1 Peter 2:4
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