Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, July 31st, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
Attention!
For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!

Bible Encyclopedias
Phylacteries

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Phtah
Next Entry
Physiocratic School
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

Strips of vellum inscribed with certain texts of Scripture, enclosed in small cases of calf-skin, and attached to the forehead or the left arm; originally connected with acts of worship, they were eventually turned to superstitious uses, and employed sometimes as charms and sometimes by way of ostentatious display.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Phylacteries'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/phylacteries.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile