landmark Summary and Overview

a boundary line indicated by a stone, stake, etc. (Deut. 19:14; 27:17; Prov. 22:28; 23:10; Job 24:2). Landmarks could not be removed without incurring the severe displeasure of God.

LAND'MARK . According to the ordinances given by Moses, the land, when conquered, was divided by lot and measurement among the tribes, families, and individuals of the nation. The lines separating one man's field from that of another were sometimes marked by rows of trees, but most often simply by a heap of stones at the corners. To remove these landmarks was easy enough, and hence the severe penalty incurred for doing it. Deut 19:14; Deut 27:17; Prov 23:10. LANES were narrow streets where the poorer people lived. Luke 14:21.

A stone or post usually, easily removable, from whence the charges against its removal were needed (Deuteronomy 19:14; Deuteronomy 27:16).