Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
Put ashes
Laid her
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Bible References
Put ashes
2 Samuel 1:2
On the third day a man came from Saul's tents, with his clothing out of order and earth on his head: and when he came to David, he went down on the earth and gave him honour.
Joshua 7:6
Then Joshua, in great grief, went down on the earth before the ark of the Lord till the evening, and all the chiefs of Israel with him, and they put dust on their heads.
Job 2:12
And lifting up their eyes when they were still far off, it did not seem that the man they saw was Job because of the change in him. And they gave way to bitter weeping, with signs of grief, and put dust on their heads.
Job 42:6
For this cause I give witness that what I said is false, and in sorrow I take my seat in the dust.
Laid her
Jeremiah 2:37
Truly, you will go out from him with your hands on your head: for the Lord has given up those in whom you have put your faith, and they will be of no help to you.
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Genesis 44:13
Then in bitter grief they put the bags on the asses again and went back to the town.