The Bible Answers Short Questions From Our Readers - Plain Truth Staff - July 1959

Plain Truth Staff

Question: Why is the stone under the royal chair in Westminster Abbey in London called "Jacob's Pillow Stone?" Answer: In Westminster Abbey is an intriguing stone, steel gray in color, mixed with red veins, twenty-two inches long, thirteen inches broad and eleven inches deep. Attached to each end is a worn iron ring by which the stone may be carried. This rock is not beautiful, yet it is more important than all the crown jewels! On it Elizabeth II was crowned.... - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library