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581. Mutilations

From: Manners and Customs of the Bible

By: James M. Freeman

Narrator: Chris Genthree

Ezekiel 23:25

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Ezekiel 23:25²⁵And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire. (Ezekiel 23:25). I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears.

These mutilations were common among the Chaldeans and Persians.

Among the former adulterers were punished in this manner, which fact is doubtless the basis of the reference in the text.

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• 570. The Inkhorn

• 571. Marks of Consecration

• 572. Unstable Walls

• 573. Pillows - Kerchiefs

• 574. Babes Salted

• 575. Pitfalls

• 576. Scepters

• 577. Smiting the Hands

• 578. Three Modes of Divination

• 579. Assyrian Garments

• 580. Mural Sculptures

• 581. Mutilations

• 582. Weapons Buried

• 583. Writing on Rods

• 584. The Bath

• 585. The Maneh

• 586. The Cor

• 587. Temple Treasures

• 588. Babylonian Mode of Living

• 589. Punishment of Criminals

• 590. Musical Instruments

• 591. Hour Burning Alive

• 592. "Mighty Men"

• 593. Various Garments

• 594. The Use of Metal

• 595. Prayer

• 596. Court Etiquette - Irreversible Edicts

• 597. Divination by Rods

• 598. Snares for Birds

• 599. The Yoke