. The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . lambs ofiercd in sacrifice, and not obscurely symbolizedthe robes of righteousness purchased for penitent believersby the sacrifice of the Lamb of God on Ca\vary. And inmany subsequent incidents and institutions, garments are in-vested with a religious and typical signification. Such factselevate the subject far above the category of mere triviali-ties. But, indeed, that can not be a matter of indilference tothe Christian student and philosoi)her in which all men, a
. The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . lambs ofiercd in sacrifice, and not obscurely symbolizedthe robes of righteousness purchased for penitent believersby the sacrifice of the Lamb of God on Ca\vary. And inmany subsequent incidents and institutions, garments are in-vested with a religious and typical signification. Such factselevate the subject far above the category of mere triviali-ties. But, indeed, that can not be a matter of indilference tothe Christian student and philosoi)her in which all men, allwomen, all children, of every age and country, have, do, andwill, to the end of time, feel a deep solicitude, and upon 166 THE LAND AND THE BOOK. which is expended an infinite amount of time, money, andlabor. It would be a curious exercise of ingenuity to traceout the very gradual development of human costume, fromthe first fig-leaves and coats of skins, to the complicated toil-ets of a highly-civilized society. We, however, must restrictourselves to the Bible. The list is not extensive until the times of the later proph-. BTRIAN IN PRRBft. ORIENTAL GARMENTS—LIST. 167 cts—aprons of fig-leaves, mans first vain invention to hidetlie nakedness of sin. Coats of skin, given in mercy byovir hcavenl}^ Father—cloaks, mantles, shirts, Vjreeches, gir-dles, bonnets, and sandals, invented at various dates, andmost of them consecrated to religious puij)Oscs by Mosesin the garments of the Hebrew priesthood—these consti-tute almost the entire wardrobe for the first three thou-sand years of mans history. The fact is, that the wholesubject is much more doubtful and obscure than most peo-ple suppose. The ancient Ilebrcw costume is thought tohave resembled, more or less closely, the Oriental dress ofour day. But tvliidi? I would like to know. It diftersmore than that of Western nations. We shall select thatof the Syrian Arab, which in all probability does actuall}appr
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