. What the world believes, the false and the true, embracing the people of all races and nations, their peculiar teachings, rites, ceremonies, from the earliest pagan times to the present, to which is added an account of what the world believes today, by countries. leav-ing a slip thereof fastened to it, of about a fingers breadth,and nearly a cubit and a half long. One of these Tefillinis placed on the bending of the left arm; and after theyhave made a small knot in the slip, they wind it round thearm in a spiral line, till the end thereof reaches the end of themiddle finger ; as for the head
. What the world believes, the false and the true, embracing the people of all races and nations, their peculiar teachings, rites, ceremonies, from the earliest pagan times to the present, to which is added an account of what the world believes today, by countries. leav-ing a slip thereof fastened to it, of about a fingers breadth,and nearly a cubit and a half long. One of these Tefillinis placed on the bending of the left arm; and after theyhave made a small knot in the slip, they wind it round thearm in a spiral line, till the end thereof reaches the end of themiddle finger ; as for the head Tefillin, they write the fourpassages before mentioned, upon four distinct pieces of vel-lum, which, when stitched together, make a square. Uponthis they write the letter Scin, and over it they put a squarepiece of hard calf-skin, as thick as the other, from which pro-ceed two slips of the same length and breadth as the put this square piece upon the middle of their fore-head. The slips going round their heads, form a knotbehind, in the shape of the letter Daleth, and then hangdown before upon the breast. The forehead-pieces areusually put on in the morning only, with the Talith. Some,indeed, wear them at their noon prayers too ; but there are.
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