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clothes

Clothes appear as gifts in the Rebekah narrative, as Esau's garments used to disguise Jacob, as Tamar's widow's garments in Genesis 38, when Joseph changes clothes before Pharaoh in Genesis 41, and when Joseph gives his brothers new clothes in Genesis 45.

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First mention

Genesis 24:53

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2

Genesis 24, 27-28, 35, 37-38, 41, 45Garment

Scripture references

  • Genesis 24:53

    He brought out silver and gold ornaments and clothes which he gave to Rebekah...

  • Genesis 27:15

    Rebekah took her elder son Esau's best clothes, which she had at home, and dressed her younger son Jacob in them,

  • Genesis 27:27

    He went closer and kissed his father, who sniffed the smell of his clothes. Then he blessed him,

  • Genesis 28:20

    if he gives me food to eat and clothes to wear,

  • Genesis 35:2

    Jacob said to his family and to all who were with him, 'Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you; cleanse yourselves, and change your clothes.'

  • Genesis 37:29

    When Reuben went back to the well, there was no sign of Joseph. Tearing his clothes,

  • Genesis 37:34

    Tearing his clothes and putting sackcloth round his waist, Jacob mourned his son for many days.

  • Genesis 38:14

    she changed out of her widow's clothes, wrapped a veil around her to disguise herself, and sat down at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah;

  • Genesis 38:19

    Then she got up and left him and, taking off her veil, resumed her widow's weeds.

  • Genesis 41:14

    Then Pharaoh had Joseph summoned, and they hurried him from the dungeon. He shaved and changed his clothes, and presented himself before Pharaoh.

  • Genesis 41:42

    Pharaoh took the ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain round his neck.

  • Genesis 44:13

    Then they tore their clothes, and when each man had reloaded his donkey they returned to the city.

  • Genesis 45:22

    To each and every one he gave new clothes, and to Benjamin three hundred shekels of silver and five changes of clothes.