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Jacob's Pillow

Jacob's Pillow proper noun: the stone mentioned in the Book of Genesis as having been used as a pillow by the Israelite patriarch Jacob at the place later called Bet-El. Since Jacob had a vision in his sleep, he then consecrated the stone to God. More recently, the stone has been claimed by Scottish folklore and British Israelism.

Proper noun

Jacob's Pillow

  1. The stone mentioned in the Book of Genesis as having been used as a pillow by the Israelite patriarch Jacob at the place later called Bet-El. Since Jacob had a vision in his sleep, he then consecrated the stone to God. More recently, the stone has been claimed by Scottish folklore and British Israelism.

Questions about Jacob's Pillow

What does Jacob's Pillow mean?
Jacob's Pillow means the stone mentioned in the Book of Genesis as having been used as a pillow by the Israelite patriarch Jacob at the place later called Bet-El. Since Jacob had a vision in his sleep, he then consecrated the stone to God. More recently, the stone has been claimed by Scottish folklore and British Israelism.
What part of speech is Jacob's Pillow?
Jacob's Pillow is a proper noun.

Words near Jacob's Pillow in the dictionary

  1. Jacob's joins
  2. Jacob's ladder
  3. Jacob's Ladders
  4. Jacob's membrane
  5. Jacob's membranes
  6. Jacob's Pillow
  7. Jacob's staff
  8. Jacob's staffs
  9. Jacob's-ladder
  10. Jacob's-ladders
  11. Jacobabad

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