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Vail or Veil
A covering for the head usually worn by women - Ge 38:14
WAS WORN
- As a token of modesty
- Ge 24:65- As a token of subjection
- 1Co 11:3,6,7,10- For concealment
- Ge 38:14The removing of, considered rude and insolent - So 5:7
Removing of, threatened as a punishment to ungodly women - Isa 3:23
Moses put one on to conceal the glory of his face - Ex 34:33; 2Co 3:13
ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of the spiritual blindness of the Gentile nations
- Isa 25:7- Of the spiritual blindness of the Jewish nation
- 2Co 3:14-16 Next Topic (Vail, The Sacred)