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Matthew 1-9 (Translated) (view source)
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, 03:58, October 29, 2009→Chapter 3: it was specifically a camel hair cloak or hairshirt (cilice) and a leather loincloth
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|And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
|And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
|John the Baptists clothes were made of camel's hair and a leather belt, and he ate [[grasshopper]]s and wild [[honey]].
|John the Baptist had a shirt made of camel's hair and a leather loincloth, and he ate [[grasshopper]]s and wild [[honey]].
|"Locusts" refers to a swarm of any of various grass-eating insects, most commonly the [[grasshopper]], but also (in America) the [[cicada]]. "Wild honey" is honey taken from any hive that is not specifically maintained. These descriptions of the clothing and diet of John the Baptist emphasize his character as an outdoorsman, "roughing it" and living quite literally off the land.
|"Locusts" refers to a swarm of any of various grass-eating insects, most commonly the [[grasshopper]], but also (in America) the [[cicada]]. "Wild honey" is honey taken from any hive that is not specifically maintained. These descriptions of the clothing and diet of John the Baptist emphasize his character as an outdoorsman, "roughing it" and living quite literally off the land. A hairshirt is uncomfortable and the act of wearing a hairshirt, or cilice, as an act of penance persists among Catholics today.
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