The Outer Garment

The Outer Garment of the men of ancient Israel is not what we see in movies or dramatizations in churches. Here is one description of the outer garment:

John 19:23. Then the soldiers, when they crucified Y’shua, took His garments and made four parts, a part to each soldier, and the tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven from the top throughout. 24. Therefore they said to one another, “We should not divide it, but we should cast lots concerning whose it is to be:” so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, the one saying, “They divided My garments among themselves, and they cast lots for My clothing.” (Ps. 22:19)

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This article is one of 839 in the four-volume One New Man Bible Companion by Rev. William J. Morford: commentary, word studies, myths corrected, Jewish roots, and maps.