From Nave's Topical Bible
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- Ancient uses of
- In casting lots
- Mic 2:5
- Fastening tents
- Ex 35:18; 39:40; Isa 54:2
- Leading or binding animals
- Ps 118:27; Ho 11:4
- Hitching to cart or plough
- Job 39:10
- Binding prisoners
- Jud 15:13
- Measuring ground
- 2Sa 8:2; Jos 17:14; Ps 78:55; Am 7:17; Zec 2:1
- Worn on the head as a sign of submission
- 1Ki 20:31
FIGURATIVE
- Of spiritual blessings
- Ps 16:6
- Of sin
- Pr 5:22
- Of life
- Ec 12:6
- Of friendship
- Ec 4:12; Ho 11:4
SYMBOLICAL USES OF
- Token in mourning
- 1Ki 20:31-33; Job 36:8
- Signifying an inheritance
- Jos 17:14