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    "figure_name": "Lamp and City-on-a-Hill Imagery",
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    "alternate_names": "Lampstand imagery; city on a hill; shining lights imagery; witness light imagery",
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    "reader_category": "Witness and revelation / Light-bearing imagery",
    "bullinger_class": "Biblical imagery and motif forms",
    "simple_definition": "Lamp and city-on-a-hill imagery uses lamps, lampstands, shining cities, and visible light to describe witness, revelation, guidance, accountability, and churches bearing testimony.",
    "technical_definition": "A visible-witness imagery pattern in which lamps, lampstands, and elevated light-bearing places represent revealed truth, public discipleship, Spirit-enabled testimony, or accountable church witness before God and the world.",
    "source_hint": "Draft-normalized lamp/witness imagery; distinguish this from the broader light-and-darkness motif already covered in the library.",
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      "reference": "Exod. 25:31-40",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "lampstand of pure gold",
      "explanation": "Lampstand imagery belongs to tabernacle light before the LORD and later temple/church symbolism.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "page_slug": "lamp-and-city-on-a-hill-imagery",
      "reference": "Ps. 119:105",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "word is a lamp",
      "explanation": "Lamp imagery presents God’s word as guidance for the path.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "reference": "Prov. 6:23",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "commandment is a lamp",
      "explanation": "Lamp imagery connects instruction with guidance and correction.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "page_slug": "lamp-and-city-on-a-hill-imagery",
      "reference": "Matt. 5:14-16",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "city set on a hill",
      "explanation": "City and lamp imagery calls disciples to visible good works that glorify the Father.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "page_slug": "lamp-and-city-on-a-hill-imagery",
      "reference": "Matt. 6:22",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "eye is the lamp of the body",
      "explanation": "Lamp imagery links perception, desire, and inner moral condition.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "reference": "Matt. 25:1-10",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "virgins took their lamps",
      "explanation": "Lamp imagery functions in a readiness parable awaiting the bridegroom.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "page_slug": "lamp-and-city-on-a-hill-imagery",
      "reference": "Luke 8:16",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "lamp not covered",
      "explanation": "Lamp imagery teaches that revealed truth is not meant to remain hidden.",
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      "reference": "John 5:35",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "John was a burning and shining lamp",
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      "reference": "Phil. 2:15",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "shine as lights in the world",
      "explanation": "Light-bearing imagery describes blameless witness in a crooked generation.",
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      "reference": "Rev. 1:20",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "seven lampstands are seven churches",
      "explanation": "Lampstand imagery represents churches as accountable bearers of witness before Christ.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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