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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(חָתִל, to bandage, σπαργανόω; but טָפִח, in Lamentations 2:23, means to bear, upon the palm), to swathe an infant with cloths in order to keep its tender limbs from injury, a practice common in the East (Ezekiel 16:4; Luke 2:7). (See BIRTH).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Swaddle'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/swaddle.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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