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Hem of a arment

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Hem of a Garment. The importance which the later Jews, especially the Pharisees, Matthew 23:5, attached to the hem or fringe of their garments, was founded upon the regulation in Numbers 15:38-39, which gave a symbolical meaning to it. See Dress.

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Hem of a arment'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​h/hem-of-a-arment.html. 1901.
 
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