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Article CURIOUS PARTICULARS RELATIVE TO THE JEWS. ← Page 3 of 7 →
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Curious Particulars Relative To The Jews.
They must not break their fast with any thing but water , until the ) - have said their prayers . Prayers must be said in the morning , whilst the sun is red ; and , in the evening , one hour before sun-set . ' To the _ synagogue they must walk briskly , and slowly when coming from it . Tnis is done , to shew a readiness to serve God , and an
unwillingness in leaving off the service . The men and women have distinct situations in the synagogue , fearful that the men ' s devotions would i . e interrupted by observing them . The men are commanded to wear fringes on the borders of thengarments ; for which reason they wear , next their shirts , two square pieces of clothjoined together btwo strapsthe one cloth
, y ; square covers the breast , and the other the back ; to each two ends of the breast-cloths , making together four ends or corners , the fringes thus commanded are fastened after a peculiar manner , for mysterious reasons ; and this garment is called b y them , in Hebrew , arbang kan-J ' oth , i . e . four corners . The fringes must be spun , from white wool , into a worsted thread
by an Plebrew woman . The fringe on each corner is of ei ght worsted threads , double twisted , of about a quarter of a 3 'ard in length ; it is fastened to the arbang kanfotb , as follows : four threads of the said worsted , of about half a yard long , are drawn together , through an ilet-hole of the arbang kanfotb , the hole made two inches from each corner ; then a double knot is made with the
worsted , to make it fast to the urban kanfotb ; after the double knot is made , each of the four worsted fringes of half a yard long , by being knotted , and hanging doubled , become eight threads of a quarter of a yard ; and one of these threads , which " is cut longer than the rest , is wound seven times round the other seven threads , and a second double knot is made ; then , again , the same long thread is wound
nine times round the other seven threads , and a third double knot is made ; after which , the long thread is again wound eleven times round the other seven threads , and a fourth double knot is made ; the long thread is then wound thirteen times round the other seven , and a fifth double knot is made ; Iastty , the eight threads are made to come of an equal length , and all the ends of the eight threads at each corner of the urban kanfotb are knotted with one knot at the end .
The length of the fringe , from the last double knot to the end of each thread , must be three times the length of the partfrom the first double knot to the fifth ; and the space from the first double knot to the fifth must be equal to the space commencing from the ilet-hole clown to the first double knot . The reasonsfor the mysterious manner of fastening these fringes
, , are as follow : First , the ei ght threads of the fringe are in remembrance of the commandment of the circumcision to be on the eighth da 3 ' .. Second , the five double knots are in remembrance of the five bpoks of Moses .
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Curious Particulars Relative To The Jews.
They must not break their fast with any thing but water , until the ) - have said their prayers . Prayers must be said in the morning , whilst the sun is red ; and , in the evening , one hour before sun-set . ' To the _ synagogue they must walk briskly , and slowly when coming from it . Tnis is done , to shew a readiness to serve God , and an
unwillingness in leaving off the service . The men and women have distinct situations in the synagogue , fearful that the men ' s devotions would i . e interrupted by observing them . The men are commanded to wear fringes on the borders of thengarments ; for which reason they wear , next their shirts , two square pieces of clothjoined together btwo strapsthe one cloth
, y ; square covers the breast , and the other the back ; to each two ends of the breast-cloths , making together four ends or corners , the fringes thus commanded are fastened after a peculiar manner , for mysterious reasons ; and this garment is called b y them , in Hebrew , arbang kan-J ' oth , i . e . four corners . The fringes must be spun , from white wool , into a worsted thread
by an Plebrew woman . The fringe on each corner is of ei ght worsted threads , double twisted , of about a quarter of a 3 'ard in length ; it is fastened to the arbang kanfotb , as follows : four threads of the said worsted , of about half a yard long , are drawn together , through an ilet-hole of the arbang kanfotb , the hole made two inches from each corner ; then a double knot is made with the
worsted , to make it fast to the urban kanfotb ; after the double knot is made , each of the four worsted fringes of half a yard long , by being knotted , and hanging doubled , become eight threads of a quarter of a yard ; and one of these threads , which " is cut longer than the rest , is wound seven times round the other seven threads , and a second double knot is made ; then , again , the same long thread is wound
nine times round the other seven threads , and a third double knot is made ; after which , the long thread is again wound eleven times round the other seven threads , and a fourth double knot is made ; the long thread is then wound thirteen times round the other seven , and a fifth double knot is made ; Iastty , the eight threads are made to come of an equal length , and all the ends of the eight threads at each corner of the urban kanfotb are knotted with one knot at the end .
The length of the fringe , from the last double knot to the end of each thread , must be three times the length of the partfrom the first double knot to the fifth ; and the space from the first double knot to the fifth must be equal to the space commencing from the ilet-hole clown to the first double knot . The reasonsfor the mysterious manner of fastening these fringes
, , are as follow : First , the ei ght threads of the fringe are in remembrance of the commandment of the circumcision to be on the eighth da 3 ' .. Second , the five double knots are in remembrance of the five bpoks of Moses .