the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Nose ring
Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects
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Comments: A Late Bronze Age gold-plated copper alloy penannular ring dating from 1300-800BC. This penannular ring belongs to a class of artefact which has been termed 'hair-rings' and 'ring-money' (Taylor 1980; Green 1988; Eogan 1994; Varndell 2001; Hobbs 2003; Meeks et al 2008; O'Connor et al 2008). Their function remains uncertain, although it is likely that they were personal adornments, possibly worn on the ears or nose, rather than being hair-ornaments or items of exchange.
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Comments: Nose ring
From Easton: Nose-jewels - Only mentioned in Isaiah 3:21, although refered to in Genesis 24:47, Proverbs 11:22, Hosea 2:13. They were among the most valued of ancient female ornaments. They "were made of ivory or metal, and occasionally jewelled. They were more than an inch in diameter, and hung upon the mouth. Eliezer gave one to Rebekah which was of gold and weighed half a shekel...At the present day the women in the country and in the desert wear these ornaments in one of the sides of the nostrils, which droop like the ears in consequence."
Verses:
- Genesis 24:22
- Genesis 24:30
- Genesis 24:47
- Isaiah 3:21
- Ezekiel 16:12
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