The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . in which the whole dress is girded up about theloins calls to mind the passages of Scripture inwhich the action of girding up the loins for ajourney is mentioned. (7) Swords. From this it is also seen thattravelers usually wear a sword, and the mannerin which it is worn is correctly shown. It wouldalso appear that the Jews had swords for suchoccasional uses (Matt. xxvi:5i; Luke xxii:36).
The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . in which the whole dress is girded up about theloins calls to mind the passages of Scripture inwhich the action of girding up the loins for ajourney is mentioned. (7) Swords. From this it is also seen thattravelers usually wear a sword, and the mannerin which it is worn is correctly shown. It wouldalso appear that the Jews had swords for suchoccasional uses (Matt. xxvi:5i; Luke xxii:36). (8) Baring the Arm. The necessity of baringthe arm for any kind of exertion, must be evi-dent from the manner in which it is encumberedin all the dresses we have produced. This actionis often mentioned in Scripture, which aloneproves that the arm was in ordinary circumstancessimilarly encumbered by the dress. For ordinarypurposes a hasty tucking up of the sleeve of the. right arm suffices; but for a continued action spe-cial contrivances are necessary. The full sleevesof the shirt are sometimes drawn up by means of DRINK 546 DRINK, STRONG cords, which pass round each shoulder, and crossbehind, where they are tied in a knot. This cus-tom is particularly affected by servants and work-men, who have constant occasion for baring thearm; but others, whose occasions are more in-cidental, and who are, therefore, unprovided withthe necessary cords, draw up the sleeves and tiethem together behind between the the dress of women, see Women ; Sandal. DRINK (drink), (Heb. ™, shaw-thaw; aprim, root), to imbibe (lit. or fig.). It denotes not only the drinking of a fluidto the satisfying of thirst, or to create a sobercheerfulness (Gen. xliii:34; John ii:io); but thereceiving or enduring of things good or bad. Onfast days the Jews abstained from drinking duringthe whole day, believing it to be equally of theessence of a fast, to suffer thirst as to su
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