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Wool
        

tsemer ("wool"), and gez ("fleece") meaning "shearing". Mesha's tribute to Israel (2 Kings 3:4). A firstfruit to the priests (Deuteronomy 18:4). Symbolizing purity and whiteness (Isaiah 1:18, "shall be as wool" restored to its original undyed whiteness; Daniel 7:9; Revelation 1:14). Snow is compared to it (Psalm 147:16).


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Fausset, Andrew Robert M.A., D.D., "Definition for 'wool' Fausset's Bible Dictionary".
bible-history.com - Fausset's; 1878.

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