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  2. Biblical clothing - Wikipedia

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    Women's garments were probably longer (compare Nahum 3:5, Jeremiah 13:22, Jeremiah 13:26, Isaiah 47:2), had sleeves (2Samuel 13:19), presumably were brighter colors and more ornamented, and also may have been of finer material. [1] [3] Also worn by women was the ṣādin, the finer linen underdress (see Isaiah 3:23, Proverbs 22:24). [3]

  3. Deuteronomic Code - Wikipedia

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    The Deuteronomic Code is the name given by academics to the law code set out in chapters 12 to 26 of the Book of Deuteronomy in the Hebrew Bible. [1] The code outlines a special relationship between the Israelites and Yahweh [2] and provides instructions covering "a variety of topics including religious ceremonies and ritual purity, civil and criminal law, and the conduct of war". [1]

  4. Clothing in the ancient world - Wikipedia

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    Clothing for adult women remained unchanged over several millennia, save for small details. Draped clothes with very large rolls gave the impression of wearing several items. [7] It was in fact a hawk, often of very fine muslin [dubious – discuss]. The dress was rather narrow and even constricting, made of white or unbleached fabric for the ...

  5. Horites - Wikipedia

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    According to Deuteronomy 2:22, the Edomites destroyed the Horites and settled in their land. Theologians Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch considered the Horites to be Rephaim , since the verse explicitly compares the Edomite conquest with the Moabite and Ammonite conquests of the Rephaim.

  6. Emite - Wikipedia

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    They are described in the Book of Deuteronomy, chapter 2 as having been a powerful and populous people. They were defeated by the Moabites , who occupied their land. The Emim are also mentioned in Genesis 14:5 and according to Rashi , the name is translated as "the dreaded ones" (Hertz 1936) and the singular Ema/Emma (Hebrew: אימה) means ...

  7. Devarim (parashah) - Wikipedia

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    In traditional Sabbath Torah reading, the parashah is divided into seven readings, or עליות ‎, aliyot.In the masoretic text of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), Parashat Devarim has no "open portion" (פתוחה ‎, petuchah) divisions (roughly equivalent to paragraphs, often abbreviated with the Hebrew letter פ ‎ ()), and thus can be considered one whole unit.

  8. Trousers as women's clothing - Wikipedia

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    Trousers (or pants in American English) are a staple of historical and modern fashion. Throughout history, the role of trousers is a constant change for women. The first appearance of trousers in recorded history is among nomadic steppe-people in Western Europe. Steppe people were a group of nomads of various different ethnic groups that lived ...

  9. Qere and Ketiv - Wikipedia

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    For example, the similarly shaped letters י ו ן ‎ are often exchanged (Deuteronomy 34:7), as are כ ב ‎ (Esther 3:4) and the similar-sounding ד ת ‎ (Song of Songs 4:9). Very often, one of the letters א ה ו י ‎ are inserted (Ecclesiastes 10:3) or removed from a word (Deuteronomy 2:33). Many other similar cases exist.