Thematic Bible: Ear-ring


Thematic Bible



Then they gave to Jacob all the strange gods which they had, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob put them away under the holy tree at Shechem. Verse ConceptsEarringsOrnamentsRingsForeign ThingsOaksHidden ThingsPutting Away Other Godsjewelry

The head-bands, and the arm-chains, and the worked bands, and the perfume-boxes, and the jewels with secret powers, Verse ConceptsChainsOintmentDressBreaking Chainsmagicjewelry

Then Aaron said to them, Take off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives and your sons and your daughters, and give them to me. And all the people took the gold rings from their ears and gave them to Aaron.

They came, men and women, all who were ready to give, and gave pins and nose-rings and finger-rings and neck-ornaments, all of gold; everyone gave an offering of gold to the Lord. Verse ConceptsEarringsGenerosity, HumanGoldMale And FemaleOrnamentsRingsTreasureWave OfferingsDonationsNecklaceGold TransferredJewellery And GodPeople Willingjewelry

Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention. Verse ConceptsEarringsOrnamentsSpeech, Power And Significance OfTeachablenessAdmonition, RecievingThings Like GoldInternal AdornmentReproving PeopleBeauty And Self Worthcriticismjewelry

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain