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Sackcloth. Sackcloth ( Hebrew: שַׂק śaq) is a coarsely woven fabric, usually made of goat 's hair. The term in English often connotes the biblical usage, where the Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible remarks that haircloth would be more appropriate rendering of the Hebrew meaning. [1]
The Nephilim ( / ˈnɛfɪˌlɪm /; Hebrew: נְפִילִים Nəfīlīm) are mysterious beings or people in the Bible traditionally imagined as being of great size and strength. [1] The origins of the Nephilim are disputed. Some, including the author of the Book of Enoch, view them as the offspring of fallen angels and humans.
The clothing of the people in biblical times was made from wool, linen, animal skins, and perhaps silk. Most events in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament take place in ancient Israel, and thus most biblical clothing is ancient Hebrew clothing. They wore underwear and cloth skirts. Complete descriptions of the styles of dress among the people of ...
Jewish religious clothing is apparel worn by Jews in connection with the practice of the Jewish religion. Jewish religious clothing has changed over time while maintaining the influences of biblical commandments and Jewish religious law regarding clothing and modesty ( tzniut ). Contemporary styles in the wider culture also have a bearing on ...
Tzaraath (Hebrew: צָרַעַת ṣāraʿaṯ), variously transcribed into English and frequently translated as leprosy (though it is not Hansen's disease, the disease known as "leprosy" in modern times), is a term used in the Bible to describe various ritually impure disfigurative conditions of the human skin, clothing, and houses.
Saint symbolism. Dutch Book of Prayers from the mid-fifteenth century showing a group of five saints, with their emblems: Saint James the Great (wearing a pilgrim's hat); Saint Joseph; Saint Ghislain (holding a church); Saint Eligius (bishop with a crosier, holding a hammer); Saint Hermes (with the armor and the sword) Symbolism of Christian ...
Delilah. Delilah ( / dɪˈlaɪlə / dil-EYE-lə; Hebrew: דְּלִילָה, romanized : Dəlīlā, meaning "delicate"; [1] Arabic: دليلة, romanized : Dalīlah; Greek: Δαλιδά, romanized : Dalidá) is a woman mentioned in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. [2] She is loved by Samson, [2] a Nazirite who ...
In Biblical times, it was the Jewish custom to wear a hairshirt (sackcloth) when "mourning or in a public show of repentance for sin" (Genesis 37:34, 2 Samuel 3:31, Esther 4:1). [16] [17] In the New Testament , John the Baptist wore "a garment of camel's hair" as a means of repentance (Matthew 3:4).