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.

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

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Stone of Destiny legendAssociatedWith Jacob's Pillow Stone