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Summary

For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.

Bible References

A vail

Genesis 20:16
Abimelech also told Sarah, "Look! I am giving your brother 1,000 pieces of silver to vindicate you in the eyes of all who are with you. As a result, you will be completely vindicated."
1 Corinthians 11:5
and every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, which is the same as having her head shaved.
1 Timothy 2:9
Women, for their part, should display their beauty by dressing modestly and decently in appropriate clothes, not with elaborate hairstyles or by wearing gold, pearls, or expensive clothes,

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