A dictionary of the . s girdle was a belt or bandof cord, cloth, or leather, 6 inches ormore in breadth, with a clasp affixed toloosen or draw it closer. Sometimesthe girdle was made of linen, Eze. 16:10, and was often adorned with richand beautiful ornaments of metal, pre-cious stones, and embroidery. The girdle was used to carry weapons, 2Sam. 20: 8, money, and other things usu-ally carried by us in the pocket. TheArabs carry their daggers in it, point-ing to the right side, and through allthe East it is the place for the handker-chief, smoking-materials, and the im-plements of ones
A dictionary of the . s girdle was a belt or bandof cord, cloth, or leather, 6 inches ormore in breadth, with a clasp affixed toloosen or draw it closer. Sometimesthe girdle was made of linen, Eze. 16:10, and was often adorned with richand beautiful ornaments of metal, pre-cious stones, and embroidery. The girdle was used to carry weapons, 2Sam. 20: 8, money, and other things usu-ally carried by us in the pocket. TheArabs carry their daggers in it, point-ing to the right side, and through allthe East it is the place for the handker-chief, smoking-materials, and the im-plements of ones profession. See Ink-horx. The word translated purses,Matt. 10 :9, is in other places trans-lated girdle. The girdle not onlyprotected the body, but braced it withstrength and firmness. The girdle is CLO CLO supposed by some to have been a chiefarticle or appendage of the armor;hence to have it continually fastenedupon the person is emblematical of greatfidelity and vigilance. And because itencircled the body very closely, the. Girded for Walking. perfect adherence of the people of Godto his service is figuratively illustratedby the cleaving of the girdle to a mansloins. Jer. 13 : 11. In the same view,righteousness and faithfulness are call-ed by the prophet, Isa. 11: 5, the gir-dle of the promised Messiah. 3. The outer or tipper garment, : 8, or cloak, Matt. 5 : 40, was a squareor oblong strip of cloth, 2 or 3 jards longand 2 yards wide. Such a garment isnow worn by the Arabs. It was simplywrapped around the body as a protec-tion from the weather; and when oc-casion required, it might be thrown overthe shoulder and under the arm, some-what like an Indian blanket, and befastened with clasps or buckles, twocorners being in front, which were call-ed skirts, and were often used as apronssometimes are among us. Ex. 12:34;2 Kgs. 4:29; Luke 6:38. The Arabsthrow this garment over the left shoul-der and under the right arm, and thuscover the whole body, leaving only theright arm
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