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• Hebrew: zikārôn remembrance, memorial, record, commemoration, reminder.

  • Exodus 12:14 “This day shall be unto you for a memorial.”
  • Exodus 28:12 “stones of memorial for the sons of Israel.”

• Greek (equavalent): mnēmosynon memorial, remembrance, record, reminder

  • Matthew 26:13; Mark 14:9 — “this will be spoken of for a memorial of her.”
  • Acts 10:4: “thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.”

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• In Hebrew thought, a memorial was not merely a marker of the past, but something that keeps presence alive — a way for someone’s name or deeds to endure in ongoing remembrance before God.
• an eternal remembrance, symbolizing inclusion and lasting honor

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