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Objects

veil

Rebekah veils herself approaching Isaac; Tamar veils herself at Enaim. After speaking with Yahweh, Moses puts a veil over his radiant face when he comes out to the Israelites.

Category

Objects

First mention

Genesis 24:65

Tags

4

Genesis 24, 38Exodus 34Marriage customTheophany

Scripture references

  • Genesis 24:65

    So she took her veil and covered herself up.

  • 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 38:15

    Judah, seeing her, took her for a prostitute, since her face was veiled.

  • Genesis 38:19

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

  • Exodus 34:33

    Once Moses had finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face.