Dictionary of Bible Themes – 5778 adorning
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5778 adorning

5778 adorning

A form of ornamentation, using especially jewels and precious metals, to enhance the beauty of buildings or people.

Buildings were adorned with various materials

2Ch 3:6 See also Ps 45:8; Isa 60:13; Am 3:15

Objects of worship were adorned

Hos 10:1 See also Jer 10:3-4

Women adorned themselves with jewellery and fine clothes

Eze 16:11-12 See also 2Sa 1:24; Jer 4:30; Eze 16:13

Personal adornment should not be allowed to detract from worship

1Ti 2:9 See also 1Pe 3:3-4

Adorning used in a metaphorical sense

Isa 61:10 See also Job 40:10; Ps 93:5; Ps 144:12; Pr 1:8-9; Isa 60:7; Rev 21:2

See also

4040beauty
4342jewels
5145clothing
5207architecture
5211art
5915ornaments
8308modesty
8808riches

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