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Nave Topical Bible
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Thompson Chain Reference
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Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
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Torrey Topical Textbook
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Dictionaries
American Church Dictionary
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American Tract Society
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
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Holman Bible Dictionary
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• Nose Rings
Hastings' BibleDictionary
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King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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• Ring of the Fisherman
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Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
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Smith Bible Dictionary
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
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• Gold Ring
Wilson's Bible Types
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Webster Dictionary
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Matthias Döring
• Rings
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
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• Ring, Max
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Ring. The ring was regarded as an indispensable article of a Hebrew's attire, inasmuch as it contained his signet. It was, hence, the symbol of authority. Genesis 41:42; Esther 3:10. Rings were worn, not only by men, but by women. Isaiah 3:21. We may conclude from Exodus 28:11 that the rings contained a stone engraven with a device, or with the owner's name. The custom appears also to have prevailed among the Jews of the apostolic age. James 2:2.