Resurrection Stone

A Resurrection Stone is a stone of immense weight which was hired out to prevent newly buried corpses from being stolen.

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Famous quotes containing the words resurrection and/or stone:

    “For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead has also come through a human being; for as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ.”
    —Bible: New Testament, 1 Corinthians 15:21-22.

    “Heavy we are, our flesh
    of stone and velvet goes down,
    goes down.”
    —Denise Levertov (b. 1923)