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Babylonish garment

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1863ISBE 19152 verse references

Easton's 1897

A robe of rich colours fabricated at Babylon, and hence of great value (Josh.7:21).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1863

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.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain

ISBE 1915

bab-i-lo'-nish gar'ment: In the King James Version, Jos 7:21, for BABYLONISH MANTLE, which see.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

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