Jacob's Pillow Stone
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Jacob's Pillow Stone is a legendary sacred stone in Scottish and Irish tradition, believed by some to be the biblical stone upon which the patriarch Jacob rested his head and later associated with the coronation of kings.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary stone
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relic in Irish tradition ⓘ relic in Scottish tradition ⓘ sacred object ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Jacob's Pillar Stone
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Pillow of Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ Stone of Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
object of pilgrimage in some traditions
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symbol of divine sanction for rulers ⓘ |
| hasDebatedIdentificationWith |
Lia Fáil
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Stone of Scone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegendStatus | sacred coronation stone ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalAssociation | biblical patriarch Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction | link between biblical Israel and Celtic kings ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition |
Christian folklore
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Irish tradition ⓘ Scottish tradition ⓘ |
| hasStatus | subject of legend rather than verified archaeology ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicMeaning |
covenant between God and Jacob
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divine presence ⓘ legitimacy of kingship ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
coronation of kings
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royal inauguration rituals ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithEvent | Jacob's dream of a ladder reaching to heaven ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithRegion |
Ireland
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Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBelievedBySomeToBe |
the biblical stone used by Jacob as a pillow at Bethel
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the stone anointed by Jacob in the Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| isDescribedIn | Book of Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Irish legendary history of kingship
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Scottish legendary history of kingship ⓘ |
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