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
Behold, there came a man the third day out of the host from Saul with his clothes rent and earth upon his head. And when he came to David, he fell to the earth and did obeisance.
Joshua 7:6
And Joshua rent his clothes and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, both he and the elders of Israel; and put earth upon their heads.
Job 2:12
So when they lift up their eyes afar off, they knew him not. Then they cried, and wept: then every one of them rent his clothes, and sprinkled dust upon their heads in the air.
Job 42:6
Wherefore I give mine own self the blame, and take repentance in the dust and ashes."
Laid her
Jeremiah 2:37
Yea, thou shalt go thy way from them, and smite thine hands together upon thy head. Because the LORD shall bring that confidence and hope of thine to naught, and thou shalt not prosper withal."
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Genesis 44:13
Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass and went again unto the city.