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Thompson Chain Reference
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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A bag for money or weights. Proverbs 1:14; Isaiah 46:6; Luke 10:4; Luke 22:35,36; John 12:6 . In Matthew 10:9; Mark 6:8 , the 'girdle' is alluded to, a portion of which was used as a purse.