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In honour of idols
Iron
Lot's wife became a pillar of salt
Marble
Ministers
Often anointed
Often had inscriptions
Saints who overcome in Christ
Silver
Sometimes of a heap of stones
Sometimes of a single stone
Stability of Christ
Stability of the earth
Stability of the heavens
The church
The divine glory appeared to Israel in the form of
The supports of a building
The vail and hangings of the tabernacle supported by
Things raised up as memorials
To commemorate remarkable events
To mark the graves of the dead
To perpetuate names
To witness covenants
To witness vows
Two, placed in the temple porch
Wood