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Dictionary of Bible Themes – 4482 millstones
4482 millstones
4482 millstones
Pairs of upper and lower millstones were used for grinding grain in the ancient East. Millstones were common features of the daily life of ordinary people.
Millstones as a means of earning a living
Dt 24:6 See also Isa 47:1-2; Jer 25:10; Rev 18:22
Millstones were heavy and burdensome
Millstones as potential weapons
Jdg 9:50-53 See also 2Sa 11:21
Millstones in figurative use
Millstones as symbols of destructive force
See also
| 4456 | grain |
| 4462 | grinding |
| 5295 | destruction |
Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture index copyright Martin H. Manser, 2009. As Editor, Martin Manser wishes to thank all those who compiled or edited the NIV Thematic Study Bible, on which this work is based.
