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Robes Scripture - Luke 20:46

Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;...

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Roof Scripture - Ezekiel 3:26

And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they [are] a rebellious house....

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Ashes in Naves Topical Bible

Uses of, in purification Nu 19:9,10,17; Heb 9:13 -A symbol of mourning 2Sa 13:19; Es 4:1,3 -Sitting in Job 2:8 -Repenting in Job 42:6; Da 9:3; Jon 3:6; Mt 11:21; Lu 10:13 -Disguises in 1Ki 20:38,41...

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Ashes Scripture - Job 13:12

Your remembrances [are] like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay....

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Sackcloth in Easton's Bible Dictionary

cloth made of black goats' hair, coarse, rough, and thick, used for sacks, and also worn by mourners (Gen. 37:34; 42:25; 2 Sam. 3:31; Esther 4:1, 2; Ps. 30:11, etc.), and as a sign of repentance (Matt. 11:21). It was put upon animals by the people of Nineveh (Jonah 3:8)....

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Sackcloth Scripture - Isaiah 58:5

Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? [is it] to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes [under him]? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?...

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Horn Scripture - Psalms 148:14

He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; [even] of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD....

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Religion in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

RELIGIOUS. James 1:26-27, threeskos, threeskeia; distinct from eulabees ("reverent"; from the Old Testament standpoint; "cautious fear toward God"), "devout" (Luke 2:25); theosebees, "godly"; eusebees, "pious." "If any man seem a diligent observer of the offices of religion (threeskos) ... pure and undefiled religion (not the sum total or inne...

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Robes Scripture - 2 Samuel 13:18

And [she had] a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king's daughters [that were] virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her....

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Sacrifice in the Old Testament 2 in the Bible Encyclopedia

V. The Mosaic Sacrificial System. 1. The Covenant Sacrifice: The fundamental function of Moses' work was to establish the covenant between Israel and God. This important transaction took place at Sinai and was accompanied by solemn sacrifices. The foundation principle was obedience, not sacrifices (Ex 19:4-8). No mention is made of these at the...

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