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DEFINITION OF THE DAY (SIGNET)

March 28, 2022UncategorizedChrist, definition, definition of the day, definitions, document, ephod, Esther, Exodus, gem, gems, Genesis, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, HCSB, jesus, Jesus Christ, Joseph, King Darius, Matthew, Mordecai, new testament, Old Testament, priest, rich, signature, signet, YaHWeH, Zerubbabelabarkley8

Usually a ring with a seal carefully crafted upon it that an important or rich person used to authenticate a document. It was used much like a signature on a document today. The ring of kings would carry the highest authority in a land and empowered subordinates to act for the king. Examples of such rings in the Bible are: Pharaoh’s ring given to Joseph (Gen 41:42); Ahasuerus’s ring given to Haman and then to Mordecai after Haman was hanged (Esther 3:10,12; 8:2); King Darius’s sealing the den of lions after Daniel was thrown into it (Dan 6:17).

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BIBLE CUSTOMS & CURIOSITIES (ZERUBBABEL AS A SIGNET RING)

December 10, 2020bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, idolatry, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorizedact, Egypt, Genesis, God, governor, Haggai, Jerusalem, Jewish, Joseph, King, personal, Pharaoh, ring, signet, symbol, Zerubbabelabarkley8

In ancient times a signet ring functioned much like a personal signature does today. A king or other high official would stamp an official document with the symbol on his ring to establish its legality and show that it was issued under his authority.

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BIBLE SIGNS AND SYMBOLS “RING”

March 15, 2016bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, flour, Forgivness, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorizedabraham, Authority, Bible, carving, coins, danger, death, diamond, diamonds, Egypt, Eliezer, ester, Ester 3:8-14, Genesis, Genesis 24:1-67, gift, gifts, give, given, gold, golden ring, Haggai, haman, Haran, Isaac, jeremiah, Jewelry, Jewish, jews, Joseph, King Xerxes, law, list, Luke, Luke 15:22, marriage, married, marry, Mordecai, neck, Numbers, Numbers 31:50, people, Pharaoh, prodigal, queen, Queen Esther, Rebekah, rings, robes, royal sign, scriptures, shapes, signet, Signs, signs and symbols, silver, story, surrogate courtship, symbol, symbol of authority, tax, taxes, vow, vows, wax, wealth, wed, weddingabarkley8

While we almost always think first of marriage when the subject of rings comes up, the Bible records no instances where a ring is used as a symbol of marriage or wedding vows. But surprisingly, the first time a ring is mentioned in Scripture involves an interesting account of surrogate courtship. When Abraham’s servant Eliezer arrive in Haran on a mission to find a wife for young Isaac, he met a young woman at the city well whose name was Rebekah (Gen. 24:1-67). Discovering that Rebekah’s parents were relations of

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