Veils

Veil Scripture - Matthew 27:51

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;...

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Veil Scripture - Song of Solomon 5:7

The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me....

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Veil Scripture - Hebrews 6:19

Which [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;...

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Veils in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

val: The following words are so translated in English Versions of the Bible (sometimes the King James Version vail): (1) miTpachath, Ruth 3:15 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "mantle." As the material was strong enough to serve as a bag for a large quantity of grain the Revised Version (British and American) ...

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Veil Scripture - Mark 15:38

And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom....

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Veil in Naves Topical Bible

Worn By Rebekah Ge 24:65 By Tamar Ge 38:14,19 By Moses, to screen his face when he descended from Mount Sinai Ex 34:33,35; 2Co 3:13-16...

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Veil Scripture - Luke 23:45

And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst....

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Veil Scripture - Hebrews 10:20

By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;...

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Veil in Smiths Bible Dictionary

With regard to the use of the veil, it is important to observe that it was by no means so general in ancient as in modern times. Much of the scrupulousness in respect of the use of the veil dates from the promulgation of the Koran, which forbade women appearing unveiled except in the presence of their nearest relatives. In ancient times the ve...

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Veil in Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1.) Heb. mitpahath (Ruth 3:15; marg., "sheet" or "apron;" R.V., "mantle"). In Isa. 3:22 this word is plural, rendered "wimples;" R.V., "shawls" i.e., wraps. (2.) Massekah (Isa. 25:7; in Isa. 28:20 rendered "covering"). The word denotes something spread out and covering or concealing something else (comp. 2 Cor. 3:13-15). (3.) Masveh (Ex....

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