Sackcloth
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Easton's 1897
Cloth made of black goats’ hair, coarse, rough, and thick, used for sacks, and also worn by mourners (Gen. 37:34; 42:25; 2 Sam. 3:31; Esther 4:1, 2; Ps. 30:11, etc.), and as a sign of repentance (Matt. 11:21). It was put upon animals by the people of Nineveh (Jonah 3:8).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain
Smith's 1884
cloth used in making sacks or bags, a coarse fabric, of a dark color, made of goat’s hair, (Isaiah 50:3; Revelation 6:12) end resembling the eilicium of the Romans. It, was used also for making the rough garments used by mourners, which were in extreme cases worn next the skin. (1 Kings 21:27; 2 Kings 6:30; Job 16:15; Isaiah 32:11)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · public domain
ISBE 1915
From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.
sak'-kloth.
See BURIAL.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
Genesis 37:34Genesis 42:252 Samuel 3:31Esther 4:1Esther 4:2Psalms 30:11Matthew 11:21Jonah 3:8Isaiah 50:3Revelation 6:121 Kings 21:272 Kings 6:30Job 16:15Isaiah 32:11
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See also
Sources
- Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Public domain
- Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain