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The term "rolled" in the Bible often refers to the action of moving or turning something over, typically in the context of stones or scrolls. This action is significant in several biblical narratives and carries symbolic meaning in various contexts.

1. Rolled Stones: One of the most notable instances of a stone being rolled is found in the resurrection account of Jesus Christ. In the Gospel of Matthew, it is recorded that an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and rolled back the stone from the entrance of the tomb (Matthew 28:2). This act signifies the divine intervention and the power of God over death, marking the triumph of Jesus' resurrection. The rolling away of the stone is a pivotal moment that underscores the empty tomb and the fulfillment of prophecy.

2. Symbolism of Rolled Stones: The act of rolling away stones can symbolize the removal of obstacles or barriers. In the Old Testament, stones were often used to seal wells or tombs, and their removal indicated access or revelation. For instance, in Genesis 29:10, Jacob rolls the stone away from the mouth of the well to water his uncle Laban's sheep, demonstrating his strength and initiative.

3. Rolled Scrolls: In the context of scrolls, the term "rolled" is used to describe the action of unrolling or rolling up a scroll, which was the primary form of written documents in biblical times. In the book of Jeremiah, the prophet is instructed to write on a scroll all the words spoken to him by the Lord, which would later be read aloud to the people (Jeremiah 36:2). The rolling and unrolling of scrolls signify the dissemination and preservation of God's word.

4. Prophetic Imagery: The imagery of rolling is also present in prophetic literature. In Isaiah 34:4, the heavens are described as being rolled up like a scroll, a vivid depiction of cosmic transformation and divine judgment. This imagery conveys the idea of the end times and the ultimate authority of God over creation.

5. Cultural and Historical Context: Understanding the cultural and historical context of rolling stones and scrolls enhances the interpretation of these passages. Stones were commonly used to seal tombs and wells, serving practical purposes in ancient societies. Scrolls, made of papyrus or parchment, were the standard medium for recording important texts, including legal documents and sacred scriptures.

In summary, the concept of "rolled" in the Bible is rich with meaning, encompassing themes of resurrection, revelation, and divine power. Whether referring to the physical act of moving a stone or the symbolic act of unrolling a scroll, the term carries significant theological implications within the biblical narrative.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(imp. & p. p.) of Roll.

Greek

2777. kephalis -- a little head, a roll
... From kephale; properly, a knob, ie (by implication) a roll (by extension from the
end of a stick on which the manuscript was rolled) -- volume. ...
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352a. anakulio -- to roll away or back
... Word Origin from ana and kulio Definition to roll away or back NASB Word Usage rolled
away (1). 352, 352a. anakulio. 352b . Strong's Numbers.
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617. apokulio -- to roll away
... away. Word Origin from apo and kulio Definition to roll away NASB Word Usage
roll away (1), rolled away (2). roll away, roll back. ...
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1794. entulisso -- to wrap up
... Word Origin from en and tulisso (to twist) Definition to wrap up NASB Word
Usage rolled (1), wrapped (2). wrap together, fold up. ...
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1667. helisso -- to roll up, to coil
... Word Origin a form of heilisso Definition to roll up, to coil NASB Word Usage roll
(1), rolled (1). fold up. A form of heilisso; to coil or wrap -- fold up. ...
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257. halon -- a threshing floor
... floor. Probably from the base of heilisso; a threshing-floor (as rolled hard), ie
(figuratively) the grain (and chaff, as just threshed) -- floor. ...
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4351. proskulio -- to roll to
... to, roll up against. Word Origin from pros and kulio Definition to roll to
NASB Word Usage rolled (2). roll to. From pros and kulioo ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1556. galal -- to roll, roll away
... root Definition to roll, roll away NASB Word Usage commit (3), lay wallowing (1),
roll (5), roll you down (1), roll down (1), rolled (3), rolled away (1 ...
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7088. qaphad -- gather together, roll up
... 7087b, 7088. qaphad. 7089 . gather together, roll up. Transliteration: qaphad
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-fad') Short Definition: rolled. Word Origin a prim. ...
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1530. gal -- a heap, wave, billow
... From galal; something rolled, ie A heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy,
a spring of water (plural waves) -- billow, heap, spring, wave. ...
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5674a. abar -- to pass over, through, or by, pass on
... 1), passing through (2), past (6), perish (1), proceed (1), proceeded (1), proceeding
(2), put away (2), remove (1), removed (2), repealed (1), rolled (1), run ...
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1558. galal -- an account
... because of, for sake. From galal; a circumstance (as rolled around); only used
adverbially, on account of -- because of, for (sake). see HEBREW galal. ...
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1560. gelal -- a rolling
... great. (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to galal; weight or size (as if rolled) --
great. see HEBREW galal. 1559, 1560. gelal. 1561 . Strong's Numbers.
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193. uwl -- the body, belly
... mighty, strength From an unused root meaning to twist, ie (by implication) be strong;
the body (as being rolled together); also powerful -- mighty, strength. ...
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Library

The Stone is Rolled Away,
... PASSIONTIDE AND EASTER The stone is rolled away,. tr., John Brownlie 6.6.8.6.8.8.
I. The stone is rolled away,. The Christ hath left the tomb; ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the apostolic church/the stone is rolled away.htm

Stones Rolled Away and Other Addresses to Young Men
Stones Rolled Away and Other Addresses to Young Men. <. Stones Rolled Away
and Other Addresses to Young Men Henry Drummond. Table of Contents. ...
/.../drummond/stones rolled away and other addresses to young men/

April the Third the Stone Rolled Away
... APRIL The Third THE STONE ROLLED AWAY. MARK xvi.1-8. I am always wondering
who will roll away the stone! There is a great obstacle ...
/.../jowett/my daily meditation for the circling year/april the third the stone.htm

"And they Found the Stone Rolled Away from the Sepulchre. "
... 605. " "And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.". 605. LM6l. Sarah
F. Adams. "And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.". ...
/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/605 and they found.htm

Stones Rolled Away
Stones Rolled Away and Other Addresses to Young Men. <. ... I STONES ROLLED
AWAY. Gentlemen, I am very much astonished at this spectacle. ...
/.../stones rolled away and other addresses to young men/i stones rolled away.htm

But Celsus Challenges the Account Also that an Angel Rolled Away ...
... Chapter LVIII. But Celsus challenges the account also that an angel rolled
away the stone from the? But Celsus challenges the ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter lviii but celsus challenges.htm

Stones Rolled Away and Other Addresses to Young Men
Stones Rolled Away and Other Addresses to Young Men. <. ... Title Page.
STONES ROLLED AWAY AND. OTHER ADDRESSES TO YOUNG MEN. BY. ...
/.../drummond/stones rolled away and other addresses to young men/title page.htm

And when the Circle of Three Years had Rolled Round...
... Chapter 6. And when the circle of three years had rolled round? And when
the circle of three years had rolled round, and the time ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of the nativity of mary/chapter 6 and when the.htm

Introduction
Stones Rolled Away and Other Addresses to Young Men. <. ... Many a man who was
down was set upon his feet. Many a stone of difficulty was rolled away. ...
/.../drummond/stones rolled away and other addresses to young men/introduction.htm

Angels Announce the Resurrection to Certain Women. Peter and John ...
... a 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended
from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it.3 His ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/cxxxiv angels announce the resurrection.htm

Thesaurus

Rolled (38 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Roll. Multi-Version Concordance
Rolled (38 Occurrences). Matthew 27:60 and laid it in his ...
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Watered (28 Occurrences)
... They rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the
stone again on the well's mouth in its place. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT). ...
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Beth-le-aphrah (1 Occurrence)
... There seems to be a play upon the name in the sentence, "at Beth le-`apharah have
I rolled myself in the dust," `aphrah meaning "dust," and possibly another on ...
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Stamped (27 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 9:5 For all the armor of the armed man in the tumult, and the garments rolled
in blood, shall be for burning, for fuel of fire. (See JPS). ...
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Sepulcher (48 Occurrences)
... Matthew 27:60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock;
and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, and departed. (WBS). ...
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Sepulchre (57 Occurrences)
... Matthew 27:60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock:
and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. (KJV). ...
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Tomb (70 Occurrences)
... Matthew 27:60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock,
and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed. ...
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Door (249 Occurrences)
... Matthew 27:60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock,
and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed. ...
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Roller (2 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the roller of a man.
7. (n.) A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc. ...
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Gilgal (39 Occurrences)
... Here they kept their first Passover in the land of Canaan (5:10) and renewed the
rite of circumcision, and so "rolled away the reproach" of their Egyptian ...
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Resources

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Rolled (38 Occurrences)

Matthew 27:60
and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock, and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 28:2
Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky, and came and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat on it.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 9:20
So they brought him to Jesus. And the spirit, when he saw Jesus, immediately threw the youth into convulsions, so that he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.
(WEY DBY RSV NIV)

Mark 15:46
He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 16:3
And they were saying among themselves, Who will get the stone rolled away from the door for us?
(BBE)

Mark 16:4
for it was very big. Looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 4:20
And having rolled up the book, when he had delivered it up to the attendant, he sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him.
(DBY NIV)

Luke 24:2
They found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 20:7
and the cloth that had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself.
(WEB ASV BBE NAS RSV)

Hebrews 1:12
They will be rolled up like a cloth, even like a robe, and they will be changed: but you are the same and your years will have no end.
(BBE)

2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; and in that day the heavens will be rolled up with a great noise, and the substance of the earth will be changed by violent heat, and the world and everything in it will be burned up.
(BBE)

Revelation 6:14
The sky was removed like a scroll when it is rolled up. Every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Genesis 29:3
There all the flocks were gathered. They rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again on the well's mouth in its place.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Genesis 29:8
And they said, We are not able to do so till all the flocks have come together and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the water-hole; then we will get water for the sheep.
(BBE YLT RSV NIV)

Genesis 29:10
It happened, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 22:29
and Balaam saith to the ass, 'Because thou hast rolled thyself against me; oh that there were a sword in my hand, for now I had slain thee;'
(YLT)

Joshua 5:9
Yahweh said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you." Therefore the name of that place was called Gilgal, to this day.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 10:18
And Joshua said, Let great stones be rolled against the mouth of the hole, and let men keep watch by it:
(BBE)

Judges 7:13
And when Gideon had come, behold, there was a man that told a dream to his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and lo, a cake of barley-bread rolled into the host of Midian, and came to a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it that the tent lay along.
(WBS)

1 Samuel 6:6
and why do ye harden your heart as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their heart? do they not -- when He hath rolled Himself upon them -- send them away, and they go?
(YLT)

1 Samuel 14:33
Then it was said to Saul, See, the people are sinning against the Lord, taking the blood with the flesh. And he said to those who gave him the news, Now let a great stone be rolled to me here.
(BBE)

1 Samuel 31:4
and Saul saith to the bearer of his weapons, 'Draw thy sword, and pierce me with it, lest they come -- these uncircumcised -- and have pierced me, and rolled themselves on me;' and the bearer of his weapons hath not been willing, for he is greatly afraid, and Saul taketh the sword, and falleth upon it.
(YLT)

2 Kings 2:8
Then Elijah took off his robe, and, rolling it up, gave the water a blow with it, and the waters were parted, flowing back this way and that, so that they went over on dry land.
(See RSV NIV)

Ezra 5:8
To Darius the king, all peace! be it known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the great house of God, and it is built 'with' rolled stones, and wood is placed in the walls, and this work is done speedily, and prospering in their hand.
(YLT)

Ezra 6:4
three rows of rolled stones, and a row of new wood, and the outlay let be given out of the king's house.
(YLT)

Job 16:15
I have made haircloth the clothing of my skin, and my horn is rolled in the dust.
(BBE DBY YLT)

Job 30:14
They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Psalms 42:7
Deep is sounding to deep at the noise of your waterfalls; all your waves have gone rolling over me.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 26:27
He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.
(BBE)

Isaiah 9:5
For all the armor of the armed man in the noisy battle, and the garments rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 28:27
For the fitches are not crushed with a sharp instrument, and a cart-wheel is not rolled over the cummin; but the grain of the fitches is hammered out with a stick, and of the cummin with a rod.
(BBE RSV NIV)

Isaiah 34:4
All of the army of the sky will be dissolved. The sky will be rolled up like a scroll, and all its armies will fade away, as a leaf fades from off a vine or a fig tree.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Isaiah 38:12
My dwelling is removed, and is carried away from me like a shepherd's tent. I have rolled up, like a weaver, my life. He will cut me off from the loom. From day even to night you will make an end of me.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 32:11
So I took the paper witnessing the business, one copy rolled up and stamped, and one copy open:
(BBE)

Jeremiah 32:14
This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: Take these papers, the witness of this business, the one which is rolled up and stamped, and the one which is open; and put them in a vessel of earth so that they may be kept for a long time.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 51:25
Lo, I 'am' against thee, O destroying mount, An affirmation of Jehovah, That is destroying all the earth, And I have stretched out My hand against thee, And I have rolled thee from the rocks, And given thee for a burnt mountain.
(YLT)

Daniel 12:4
But as for you, O Daniel, let the words be kept secret and the book rolled up and kept shut till the time of the end: numbers will be going out of the way and troubles will be increased.
(BBE)

Micah 1:10
Don't tell it in Gath. Don't weep at all. At Beth Ophrah I have rolled myself in the dust.
(WEB ASV)

Subtopics

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