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Clout
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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is given in Joshua 9:5 as the rendering of the Heb. verb טָלָא , (tala elsewhere rendered "spotted"), which properly means to patch, and denotes that the sandals of the Gibeonites were mended, as if old and worn by a long journey. The "cast clouts" (סְחָבָה, sechabah', literally a tearing in pieces) put under Jeremiah's arms to prevent the cords by which he was drawn out of the dungeon from cutting into the flesh (Jeremiah 38:11-12) were old torn clothes or rags.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Clout'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/clout.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Clout'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/clout.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
