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.