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Summary
And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
The ashes away
Bible References
The ashes away
1 Kings 20:38
So the prophet went away, and pulling his head-band over his eyes to keep his face covered, took his place by the road waiting for the king.
2 Samuel 13:19
And Tamar, in her grief, put dust on her head; and she put her hand on her head and went away crying loudly.
Job 2:8
And he took a broken bit of a pot, and, seated in the dust, was rubbing himself with the sharp edge of it.
Jeremiah 6:26
O daughter of my people, put on haircloth, rolling yourself in the dust: give yourself to sorrow, as for an only son, with most bitter cries of grief; for he who makes waste will come on us suddenly.