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Spinning as the process of making thread

Proverbs 31:19; Matthew 6:28 pp Luke 12:27

Weaving as the process of making cloth

Exodus 28:39

Weavers and spinners

Isaiah 19:9 See also Exodus 35:25,35; Exodus 39:22,27; 2 Kings 23:7

The figurative use of spinning and weaving

Job 7:6; Isaiah 38:12 See also Judges 16:13; 1 Samuel 17:7; Isaiah 59:5

See also

4444  flax
5145  clothing
5212  arts and crafts
5258  cloth
5272  craftsmen
5392  linen
5433  occupations