Truth Exposed:   Earrings

Why are earrings mentioned in the bible, why are they important?  There are approximately 58 mentions of earrings in scripture, the greatest percentage being in a negative manner.  Exodus 35:22, Exodus 32:2-3, Numbers 31:50, Judges 8:24.  Earrings were worn as sacred symbols to ward off evil; they were dedicated to pagan gods.  In Genesis 35:4, Jacob collects all the idols, including earrings, and buries them, and leads his family back to the one true God.  Earrings. 

 

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