Stones in the Bible
Genesis 28:18-29 – Stone as a pillowGenesis 29:10Genesis 31:45-49Genesis 35:10, 14-15Exodus 7:19Exodus 8:26 – Stoning as punishmentExodus 17:4Exodus 17:6 – Moses told to strike the rock to bring waterNumbers 20:10-13Numbers 20:6-9Exodus 17:11-13 – Moses sits on a stone with his hands supported during the battleExodus 20:25 – Altar made of stone, but no tools allowedExodus 21:18Exodus 24:12Exodus 28:9-12 – Stones on the shoulders of the priests with names of the tribes engravedExodus 31:18Exodus 32:19Deuteronomy 5:22Deuteronomy 9:9-11Exodus 34:1Exodus 34:28Deuteronomy 10:1-4Joshua 4:5 – Stones set up in memorial of the crossing of the Jordan riverJoshua 3:16-17uJoshua 24:24-27, 29 – The stone as a witnessJudges 20:15-16I Samuel 7:7, 12-13 – A stone set up and named EbenezerI Kings 5:14-16 – 80,000 stonecutters used to build the templeI Kings 6:7I Kings 7:9I Chronicles 22:14-15II Chronicles 2:1I Smauel 17:26, 45, 49 – David was armed with only stones.Punishment by stoningLeviticus 20:2; 24:14, 16Numbers 14:10Numbers 15:35 – Stoning ordered for breaking the SabbathLeviticus 26:1 – For making idolsDeuteronomy 13:10Deuteronomy 17:5Numbers 35:23Deuteronomy 21:18-21 – For being a rebellious childDeuteronomy 22:21, 24 – For sexual immoralityLuke 20:3-6John 8:4-5, 7 – Jesus prevents a woman from being stonedJohn 8:11John 10:30-33Acts 14:4-6Acts 7:54-60 – The stoning of StevenII Corinthians 11:22-27 – The stoning of PaulPsalms 118:22 – The cornerstoneIsaiah 28:16Matthew 21:42-43 – Jesus is the cornerstoneActs 4:8-12Ephesians 2:19-22I Peter 2:4-9 – Jesus is the cornerstone. We are living stones.