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OBELISK

A sacred monument native to ancient Egypt in the shape of a tall, four-sided pillar that rises to a pyramidal point. Built of stone, its four sides were usually covered in royal or religious inscriptions. Numerous examples of obelisks survive to this day in Egypt.

In the only biblical reference to an Egyptian obelisk (Jer. 43:13), Jeremiah prophesies that Nebuchadnezzar would destroy the obelisks of Heliopolis. The obelisk likely originated in this Egyptian cultic center, and was apparently associated with the sun-god Amon-Re. In earlier periods, it was believed that the god both lived in and rested on the obelisk; in New Kingdom times, however, obelisks were raised to commemorate the celebration of the pharaoh’s Thirty Year festival.

Jennie R. Ebeling






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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