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Mitre

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Mitre. The head-dress of the Jewish priest. It was of fine flax or linen, made with many folds, making in length eight yards, and wreathed round the head in the shape of an Eastern turban. It bore upon its front a gold plate, on which was inscribed: "Holiness to the Lord." Exodus 28:4; Exodus 28:37; Exodus 28:39; Exodus 29:6; Exodus 39:28; Exodus 39:30; Leviticus 8:9; Leviticus 16:4.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Mitre'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​m/mitre.html. 1893.
 
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