THEOSISJudges 8:24Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And he said to them: I desire one request of you: Give me the earlets of your spoils. For the Ismaelites were accustomed to wear golden earlets.
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֜ם גִּדְע֗וֹן אֶשְׁאֲלָ֤ה מִכֶּם֙ שְׁאֵלָ֔ה וּתְנוּ־לִ֕י אִ֖ישׁ נֶ֣זֶם שְׁלָל֑וֹ כִּֽי־נִזְמֵ֤י זָהָב֙ לָהֶ֔ם כִּ֥י יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖ים הֵֽם׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Gen 25:13And these are the names of his children according to their calling and generations. The firstborn of Ismael was Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam,
- Gen 37:28And when the Madianite merchants passed by, they drew him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ismaelites, for twenty pieces of silver: and they led him into Egypt.
- Gen 37:25And sitting down to eat bread, they saw some Ismaelites on their way coming from Galaad, with their camels, carrying spices, and balm, and myrrh to Egypt.
- 1 Pet 3:3Whose adorning, let it not be the outward plaiting of the hair, or the wearing of gold, or the putting on of apparel:
- 1 Pet 3:5For after this manner heretofore, the holy women also who trusted in God adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:
- Ex 32:3And the people did what he had commanded, bringing the earrings to Aaron.
- Gen 24:53And bringing forth vessels of silver and gold, and garments, he gave them to Rebecca, for a present. He offered gifts also to her brothers, and to her mother.
- Gen 16:10And again he said: I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, and it shall not be numbered for multitude.