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Cord

Ancient uses of

• In casting lots
• —Mic 2:5
• Fastening tents
• —Ex 35:18; 39:40; Isa 54:2
• Leading or binding animals
• —Ps 118:27; Ho 11:4
• Hitching to cart or plough
• —Job 39:10
• Binding prisoners
• —Jud 15:13
• Measuring ground
• —2Sa 8:2; Jos 17:14; Ps 78:55; Am 7:17; Zec 2:1
• Worn on the head as a sign of submission
• —1Ki 20:31

FIGURATIVE

• Of spiritual blessings
• —Ps 16:6
• Of sin
• —Pr 5:22
• Of life
• —Ec 12:6
• Of friendship
• —Ec 4:12; Ho 11:4

SYMBOLICAL USES OF

• Token in mourning
• —1Ki 20:31-33; Job 36:8
• Signifying an inheritance
• —Jos 17:14