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  2. Islamic views on concubinage - Wikipedia

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    Verse 4:22 meant that married women could not become concubines even if they were a slave. [26] Verse 33:50, addressed to Muhammad, refers to women "possessed by the right hand" as "spoils of war". [27] This verse became the basis of allowing captive women to be distributed as concubines. [27] The Qur'an doesn't mention anything about large ...

  3. Matthew 5:30 - Wikipedia

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    New Testament. Matthew 5:30 is the thirtieth verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. Part of the section on adultery, it is very similar to the previous verse, but with the hand mentioned instead of the eye. For a discussion of the radicalism of these verses see Matthew 5:29.

  4. Ring finger - Wikipedia

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    These rings may be worn on the ring finger of either the right or left hand by both men and women. In a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony, the wedding ring is placed on the bride's right-hand index finger, [16] but other traditions place it on the middle finger or the thumb, most commonly in recent times. [17]

  5. Digit ratio - Wikipedia

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    The hand is placed on the edge of a table so that fingers are rested on table while making an angle of 90 degrees to the palm. The digit ratio is a pseudoscience involving the ratio taken of the lengths of different digits or fingers on a hand. The most commonly studied digit ratio is that of the 2nd (index finger) and 4th (ring finger), also ...

  6. Handedness - Wikipedia

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    Left hands make up over 90% of the artwork, demonstrating the prevalence of right-handedness. [1] A student writes with their left hand. In human biology, handedness is an individual's preferential use of one hand, known as the dominant hand, due to it being stronger, faster or more dextrous.

  7. Hamsa - Wikipedia

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    Hamsa. A hanging hamsa in Tunisia. The hamsa (Arabic: خمسة, romanized: khamsa, lit. 'five', Hebrew: חַמְסָה, referring to images of 'the five fingers of the hand'), [1][2][3] also known as the hand of Fatima, [4] is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall ...

  8. LGBTQ symbols - Wikipedia

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    The ace ring, a black ring worn on the middle finger of one's right hand, is a way asexual people signify their asexuality. The ring is deliberately worn in a similar manner as one would a wedding ring to symbolize marriage. Use of the symbol began in 2005. [68][69] Aro ring, meant to be worn on the left middle finger.

  9. Vena amoris - Wikipedia

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    Vena amoris is a Latin name meaning, literally, "vein of love." It describes a special blood vein that was once believed to flow directly from the fourth finger of the left hand to the heart. [1] This belief has been cited in Western cultures as one of the reasons the engagement ring and/or wedding ring was placed on the fourth finger, or "ring ...