Often made by the banks of rivers  Nu 24:6.
Kinds of, mentioned in scripture
Herbs.  De 11:10; 1Ki 21:2.
Cucumbers.  Isa 1:8.
Fruit trees.  Ec 2:5,6.
Spices, &c.  Song 4:16; 6:2.

Often enclosed  Song 4:12.
Often refreshed by fountains  Song 4:15.
Taken care of by gardeners  Joh 20:15.
Lodges erected in  Isa 1:8.
Often used for
Entertainments.  Song 5:1.
Retirement.  Joh 18:1.
Burial places.  2Ki 21:18,26; Joh 19:41.
Idolatrous worship.  Isa 1:29; 65:3.

Blasting of, a punishment  Am 4:9.
Jews ordered to plant, in Babylon  Jer 29:5,28.
Of eden
Planted by the Lord.  Ge 2:8.
Called the garden of the Lord.  Ge 13:10.
Called the garden of God.  Eze 28:13.
Had every tree good for food.  Ge 2:9.
Watered by a river.  Ge 2:10-14.
Man placed in, to dress and keep.  Ge 2:8,15.
Man driven from, after the fall.  Ge 3:23,24.
Fertility of Canaan like.  Ge 13:10; Joe 2:3.
The future state of the Jews shall be like.  Isa 51:3; Eze 36:35.

Illustrative
Of the church.  Song 5:1; 6:2,11.
(Enclosed,) of the pleasantness, fruitfulness, and security of the church.  Song 4:12.
(Well watered,) of spiritual prosperity of the church.  Isa 58:11; Jer 31:12.
(When dried up,) of the wicked.  Isa 1:30.

Origin of  Ge 3:7,21.
Called
Raiment.  Ge 28:20; De 8:4.
Clothes.  Pr 6:27; Eze 16:39.
Clothing.  Job 22:6; 31:19.
Vesture.  Ge 41:42; Re 19:16.

Materials used for
Wool.  Pr 27:26; Eze 34:3.
Silk.  Pr 31:22.
Linen.  Le 6:10; Es 8:15.
Camel’s hair.  Mt 3:4.
Skins.  Heb 11:37.
Sackcloth.  2Sa 3:31; 2Ki 19:1.

Not to be made of mixed materials  De 22:11.
Of the sexes, not to be interchanged  De 22:5.
Colours of, mentioned
White.  Ec 9:8.
Blue.  Eze 23:6.
Purple.  Eze 7:27; Lu 16:19.
Scarlet.  2Sa 1:24; Da 5:7.
Different colours.  Ge 37:3; 2Sa 13:18.

Were often fringed and bordered  Nu 15:38; De 22:12.
Scribes and Pharisees condemned for making broad the borders of  Mt 23:5.
Worn long and flowing  Lu 20:46; Re 1:13.
Girt up during employment  Lu 17:8; Joh 13:4.
Mentioned in scripture
Hyke or upper garment.  De 24:13; Mt 21:8.
Burnouse or cloak.  Lu 6:29; 2Ti 4:13.
Tunic or coat.  Joh 19:23; 21:7.
Girdle.  1Sa 18:4; Ac 21:11.
Bonnet or hat.  Le 8:13; Da 3:21.
Shoe or sandal.  Ex 3:5; Mr 6:9.
Vail.  Ge 24:65.

Liable to plague and leprosy  Le 13:47-59.
Cleansed by water from ceremonial uncleanness  Le 11:32; Nu 31:20.
Of the rich
Of the finest materials.  Mt 11:8.
Gay.  Jas 2:23.
Gorgeous.  Lu 7:25; Ac 12:21.
Embroidered.  Ps 45:14; Eze 16:18.
Perfumed.  Ps 45:8; Song 4:11.
Multiplied and heaped up.  Job 27:17; Isa 3:22.
Often moth-eaten.  Job 13:28; Jas 5:2.

Of the poor
Provided specially by God.  De 10:18.
Vile.  Jas 2:2.
Used as a covering by night.  De 24:13.
Not to be retained in pledge.  De 24:12,13.

Grew old and wore out  Jos 9:5; Ps 102:26.
Of Israel preserved for forty years  De 8:4.
Were often changed  Ge 35:2; 41:14.
Of those slain with a sword not used  Isa 14:19.
Given as a token of covenants  1Sa 18:4.
Given as presents  Ge 45:22; 2Ki 5:22.
Often rent in affliction  2Sa 15:32; Ezr 9:3,5.
Illustrative
(White,) of righteousness.  Mt 28:3; Re 3:18.
(Rolled in blood,) of victory.  Isa 9:5.
(Washed in wine,) of abundance.  Ge 49:11.

Design of  Isa 62:10.
Made of
Brass.  Ps 107:16; Isa 45:2.
Iron.  Ac 12:10.

Often two-leaved  Isa 45:1.
Fastened with bars of iron  Ps 107:16; Isa 45:2.
Made to
Cities.  1Ki 17:10.
Houses.  Lu 16:20; Ac 12:14.
Temples.  Ac 3:2.
Palaces.  Es 5:13.
Prisons.  Ac 12:10.
Camps.  Ex 32:26.
Rivers.  Na 2:6.

Of cities
Chief places of concourse.  Pr 1:21.
Courts of justice held at.  De 16:18; 2Sa 15:2; Pr 22:22,23.
Land sold at.  Ge 23:10,16.
Land redeemed at.  2Ki 7:1,18.
Markets held at.  2Ki 7:1,18.
Proclamations made at.  Pr 1:21; Jer 17:19.
Councils of state held at.  2Ch 18:9; Jer 39:3.
Conferences held at.  Ge 34:20; 2Sa 3:27.
Public commendation given at.  Pr 31:23,31.
Public censure passed at.  Job 5:4; Isa 29:21.
Shut at night-fall.  Jos 2:5; Ne 13:19.
Chief points of attack in war.  Jdj 5:8; Isa 22:7; Eze 21:15.
Battering rams used against.  Eze 21:22.
Experienced officers placed over.  2Ki 7:17.
Troops reviewed at, going to war.  2Sa 18:4.
Often razed and burned.  Ne 1:3; La 2:9.
Idolatrous rites performed at.  Ac 14:13.
Criminals punished at.  De 17:5; Jer 20:2.
Custom of sitting at, in the evening, alluded to.  Ge 19:1.

Of the temple
Called gates of Zion.  La 1:4.
Called gates of righteousness.  Ps 118:19.
Called gates of the Lord.  Ps 118:20.
Overlaid with gold.  2Ki 18:16.
One specially beautiful.  Ac 3:2.
Levites the porters of.  2Ch 8:14; 23:4.
Charge of, given by lot.  1Ch 26:13-19.
The treasury placed at.  2Ch 24:8; Mr 12:41.
The pious Israelites delighted to enter.  Ps 118:19,20; 100:4.
Frequented by beggars.  Ac 3:2.

Of Jerusalem
High gate of Benjamin.  Jer 20:2; 37:13.
Fish gate.  2Ch 33:14; Ne 3:3.
Sheep gate.  Ne 3:1; Joh 5:2.
Gate of Miphkad.  Ne 3:31.
Gate of Ephraim.  Ne 12:39.
Valley gate.  2Ch 26:9; Ne 2:13.
Water gate.  Ne 3:26; 8:3.
Horse gate.  2Ch 23:15; Ne 3:28.
Old gate.  Ne 3:6; 12:39.
Corner gate.  2Ch 26:9.
Dung gate.  Ne 3:14; 12:31.
Gate of the fountain.  Ne 3:15.

Carcase of sin-offering burned without  Le 4:12; Heb 13:11-13.
Criminals generally punished without  Le 24:23; Joh 19:17; Heb 13:12.
Illustrative
Of Christ.  Joh 10:9.
(Of heaven,) of access to God.  Ge 28:12-17.
(Of hell,) of Satan’s power.  Mt 16:18.
(Of the grave,) of death.  Isa 38:10.
(Strait,) of the entrance to life.  Mt 7:14.
(Wide,) of the entrance to ruin.  Mt 7:13.

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