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Comments: Greek iron fetters. From the cemetery at Phthiotic Thebes, Thessaly (Thebai Phthiotides: Pleiades). Hellenistic period, 3rd c. BCE. Archaeological Museum of Almyros, Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece (en.wikipedia; Ministry of Culture), Inv. Μ 5681 XXXI, XXXII.

 

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Comments: Roman slave shackles, Ipswich Museum, Suffolk, England.

 

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Comments: Roman slave shackle found at Headbourne Worthy, Hampshire.

 

From Morrish: Fetters.

Shackles for the feet. It is said of Joseph that his feet were hurt with fetters. Psalms 105:18. They are spoken of as being made of brass and of iron. Judges 16:21; 2 Samuel 3:342 Samuel 3:34; 2 Kings 25:72 Kings 25:7; Job 36:8; Psalms 149:8; Mark 5:4; Luke 8:29.

Verses:

  • Judges 16:21
  • 2 Samuel 3:34
  • 2 Kings 25:7
  • 2 Chronicles 33:11
  • 2 Chronicles 36:6
  • Psalms 105:18
  • Psalms 149:8
  • Isaiah 28:22
  • Jeremiah 52:11
  • Nahum 1:13
  • Mark 5:4
  • Luke 8:29
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​s/shackles.html. 2024.
 
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