Sandals
Mentioned only in Mark 6:9 and Acts 12:8. The sandal was
simply
a sole, made of wood or palm-bark, fastened to the
foot by
leathern straps. Sandals were also made of seal-skin
(Ezek.
16:10; lit. tahash, "leather;" A.V., "badger's skin;"
R.V.,
"sealskin," or marg., "porpoise-skin"). (See SHOE
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was the article ordinarily used by the Hebrews for protecting
the feet. It consisted simply of a sole attached to the foot
by thongs. We have express notice of the thong (Authorized
Version "shoe latchet") in several passages, notably Ge 14:23;
Isa 5:27; Mr 1:7 Sandals were worn by all classes of society
in Israel, even by the very poor; and b...
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na'al. A sole attached to the foot by thongs, Greek hupodema
(Mark 6:9; Acts 12:8). Often ornamentally inlaid with gold,
silver, jewels, and silk (Song of Solomon 7:1). The
materials were leather, felt, cloth, or wood, occasionally
shod with iron. A shoe was delivered in token of
transferring property: "over Edom will I cast My shoe." i.e.
I ...
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And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy
sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy
garment about thee, and follow me....
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But [be] shod with sandals; and not put on two coats....
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SANDALS
The shoes as worn by the majority in New Testament times were no doubt what we would call sandals. They consisted of a sole of either wood or leather, which was fastened to the foot by leather thongs. Some people wore that which was more like an Occidental shoe. With these, either the entire foot was covered, or the toes were left bare. Su...
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