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Gen. 24:22 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ηearring of half a shekel weight, and two braceletsb for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;

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or, jewel for the forehead.

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Ezek. 16:11‑12• ¹¹I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
¹²And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. (Ezek. 16:11‑12)

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1 Peter 3:3• ³Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; (1 Peter 3:3)

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Gen. 24:30• ³⁰And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well. (Gen. 24:30)

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Ex. 32:2‑3• ²And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
³And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. (Ex. 32:2‑3)

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Esther 5:1• ¹Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. (Esther 5:1)

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Jer. 2:32• ³²Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number. (Jer. 2:32)

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1 Tim. 2:9‑10• ⁹In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
¹⁰But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. (1 Tim. 2:9‑10)

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1 Peter 3:3,8• ³Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
⁸Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: (1 Peter 3:3,8)

earring.

or, jewel for the forehead.

Ex. 32:2‑3• ²And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
³And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. (Ex. 32:2‑3)

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Isa. 3:19‑23• ¹⁹The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
²⁰The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,
²¹The rings, and nose jewels,
²²The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
²³The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails. (Isa. 3:19‑23)

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Ezek. 16:11‑12• ¹¹I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
¹²And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. (Ezek. 16:11‑12)

From the word being in the singular number, it is not likely to have been an ear-ring, or a "jewel for the forehead," but "a jewel for the nose, a nose-ring," which is in use throughout Arabia and Persia, particularly among young women. It is very properly translated [epirrinon,] "an ornament for the nose," by Symmachus; and Sir John Chardin informs us, that "it is a custom in almost all the East, for the women to wear rings in their noses, in the left nostril, which is bored low down in the middle.

These rings are of gold, and have commonly two pearls and one ruby between, placed in the ring. I never saw a girl or young woman in Arabia or in all Persia, who did not wear a ring after this manner in her nostril."of half.

Gen. 23:15‑16• ¹⁵My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
¹⁶And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. (Gen. 23:15‑16)

bracelets.The word rendered "bracelet," from a root which signifies "to join or couple together," may imply whatever may clasp round the arms and legs; for rings and ornaments are worn round both by females in India and Persia.

The small part of the leg, and the whole arm, from the shoulder to the wrist, are generally decorated in this way.

As these were given to Rebekah for "her hands," it sufficiently distinguishes them from similar ornaments for the ankles.

J. N. Darby Translation

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And it came to pass when the camels had drunk enough, that the man took a gold ringa, of half a shekelb weight, and two bracelets for her hands, ten shekels weight of gold,

JND Translation Notes

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a

Nose-ring. see ver. 47; elsewhere also "earring," as ch. 35.4.

b

Beka, as Ex. 38.26.