The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . tter chapter theplucking off the breast seems to denote the des-perate anguish which the people would feel inparting with their beloved sin (Hos. ii :2) (2)To smite or taber on the breasts imports greataffliction and grief (Nah. ii:7; Luke xxiii 148).(3) The Persian empire, according to the usualinterpretation (see Daniel), is compared to abreast and arms of silver to denote the prudence
The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . tter chapter theplucking off the breast seems to denote the des-perate anguish which the people would feel inparting with their beloved sin (Hos. ii :2) (2)To smite or taber on the breasts imports greataffliction and grief (Nah. ii:7; Luke xxiii 148).(3) The Persian empire, according to the usualinterpretation (see Daniel), is compared to abreast and arms of silver to denote the prudence,humanity rind valor wherewith it was foundedand the wealth thereof (Dan. ii 132). BREASTPLATE (brSst-plal), (Heb. Wn> kho-shen, covering on the breast), a piece of defensivearmor. (See Arms, Armor.) BREASTPLATE OF THE HIGH PRIEST 3u7 BRICK BREASTPLATE OF THE HIGH PRIEST (brest-plat 6v the hi prest), a splendid orna-ment covering the breast of the high priest. Itwas composed of richly embroidered cloth, inwhich were set, in four rows, twelve preciousstones, on each of which was engraven the nameof one of the twelve tribes of Israel ( :i5-2Q; xxxix:8-2i). (See Priest, HebrewPriesthood, 3).. Breastplata of trie Hign Priest. The breastplate was kept in position by thefollowing simple device. At the right and left topcorners, respectively, of the outer jeweled square,was fixed a gold ring, through which was passeda gold chain, or, rather, cord (for it had nolinks) of wrcathen work. These chains werethen passed over, or through, or otherwise at-tached to a couple of gold ornaments ()—probably rosettes of gold filigree—which had previously been fixed to the shoulder-pieces of the ephod in front. Similarly, at theright and left bottom corners of the inner squarewere fixed two gold rings, through each of whichwas passed a ribbon or lace of blue (). Cor-responding to these two rings on the breastplatewere two of the same material, attached, likethe roset
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