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Lace
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(פָּתַיל, peathil', from being twisted), the blue cord with which the high- priest's breastplate was attached to the ephod (Exodus 28:28; Exodus 28:37; Exodus 39:21; Exodus 39:31; rendered "riband" Numbers 15:38); spoken of gold ' wire" (Exodus 39:3), the chain for attaching a cover to its vessel (" bound," Numbers 19:15); a strong "thread" of tow (Judges 16:9), or measuring-" lisne" of flax (Ezekiel 40:3); also of the string by which the signet-ring was suspended in the bosom (" bracelet," Genesis 38:18); finally (κλῶσμα, a spun thread, like pathil above, for which it stands in Numbers 15:36), a cord (Sirach 6:30).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Lace'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/l/lace.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Lace'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/l/lace.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
