Sometimes means a monumental column, Ge 35:202Sa 18:18; or a column of cloud or smoke, Ex 13:21Jud 20:40. The stately column which adorns and supports the front of a temple, Jud 16:25-30Job 9:6 26:11, illustrates the position of prophets, Jer 1:18, apostles, Ga 2:9, believers, Re 3:12, and the church itself, respecting the truth, 1Ti 3:15.
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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.