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Reference: Amulets

Smith

were ornaments, gems, scrolls. etc.. worn as preservatives against the power of enchantments, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters. The "earrings" in

Ge 35:4

were obviously connected with idolatrous worship and were probably amulets taken from the bodies of the slain Shechemites. They are subsequently mentioned among the spoils of Midian.

Jg 8:24

In

Ho 2:13

is another like reference. The "earrings" in

Isa 3:20

were also amulets.

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