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Isaiah 3:24
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
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At the Well
... They were chiefly Bedouins, their women perched behind them with the ... The attendant
was hastening toward the well. ... and a single tress of golden hair had escaped ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxxvii at the well.htm

Marriage of the Blessed virgin to Joseph
... was attached to the sole and was always worn by well-dressed women. It was the Temple
maidens who plaited Mary's beautiful hair arrangement; I saw it ...
/.../emmerich/the life of the blessed virgin mary/vii marriage of the blessed.htm

Examples of the Various Styles, Drawn from the Teachers of the ...
... of her conscience; injuring no one, wishing well to all ... wouldst fain change the color
of thy hair: I would ... arise these incentives to vice, that women, in their ...
/.../on christian doctrine in four books /chapter 21 examples of the various.htm

Revelation of Paul.
... flesh and blood, [2549] are cast into this well: and as ... and gnashing of teeth, many
men and women there tormented. ... my coat was not dirtied, and the hair of my ...
//christianbookshelf.org/unknown/revelation of paul/revelation of paul.htm

Matt. xiv. 13
... of art; but when it perverts men to the gestures of women, and causes ... And I know
well, that to many I seem over-minute in busying ... Not with braided hair, or gold ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily xlix matt xiv 13.htm

The Nile and Egypt
... The hair was inclined to be wavy, and even to curl ... The institution of the women of
Amon is a legacy from a ... mistresses of the house, nibit piru, as well as wives ...
/.../chapter i the nile and egypt.htm

Hebrews xi. 37, 38
... blessed Paul saying, and solemnly charging women "to adorn themselves, not with
plaitings [of the hair], or gold ... for in truth one may well laugh, considering ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily xxviii hebrews xi 37.htm

The Nuns of the Primitive Church
... of humility; and personal property in a hair blanket is ... training school for bishops
and priests, as well as a haven of religious recreation for women of the ...
/.../brittain/women of early christianity/vi the nuns of the.htm

Letter cvii. To Laeta.
... The first as a Nazarite wore his hair long, drank neither ... In this way while her tongue
will be well-trained, her ... led away by the silly coaxing of women to form ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter cvii to laeta.htm

Low Beetling Brows, -- a Sensual, Cruel Mouth with a Loosely ...
... But apart from all personalities, I am a great believer in women. ... Well, what can
you expect? ... He smiled and stroked her soft hair, then taking her arm he leaned ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/corelli/the master-christian/ix low beetling brows .htm

Subtopics

Hair

Hair Length

Hair: Numbered

Hair: Symbolical Dividing of

Hair: Worn Long by Absalom

Hair: Worn Long by Women

Hair: Worn Short by Men

Haircut

The Hair of Nazarites: Not to be Cut or Shorn During Their Vow

The Hair of Nazarites: Shorn After Completion of Vow

The Hair of the Healed Leper to be Shorn