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Babylonish garment
A robe of rich colours fabricated at Babylon, and hence of great value (Josh. 7:21).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
literally “robe of Shinar,” (Joshua 7:21) an ample robe, probably made of the skin or fur of an animal, comp. (Genesis 25:25) and ornamented with embroidery or perhaps a variegated garment with figures inwoven in the fashion for which the Babylonians were celebrated.
In the Bible
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Verses where Babylonish garment is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Joshua 7:21
When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
Scripture on Babylonish garment
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Babylonish garment references
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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