matzeva A stone pillar erected on elevated ground beside a sacrificial altar; In the Old Testament – Gn:28:18-22, 2Sm:18:18, Jos:4: 20-23 – the word is used to designate a stone memorial, or monument, or, more specifically, as in the case of Rachel, a tombstone resting upright on a grave – Gn;35:20 n | |
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