Genesis 24:65
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65 and said to the servant, “Who is that man, walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took her veil and covered herself.
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1 Timothy 2:9
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9 likewise also (A)that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire,
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1 Corinthians 11:5-6
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5 but every wife[a] who prays or (A)prophesies (B)with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same (C)as if her head were shaven. 6 For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her head.
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- 1 Corinthians 11:5 In verses 5–13, the Greek word gunē is translated wife in verses that deal with wearing a veil, a sign of being married in first-century culture
1 Corinthians 11:10
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10 That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.[a]
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- 1 Corinthians 11:10 Or messengers, that is, people sent to observe and report
Genesis 20:16
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16 To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given (A)your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is (B)a sign of your innocence in the eyes of all[a] who are with you, and before everyone you are vindicated.”
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- Genesis 20:16 Hebrew It is a covering of eyes for all
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