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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 23:5

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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23:5 prayer boxes: Pious Jews wore, on the head and upper left arm, a small pouch or box (phylactery) containing written copies of important Old Testament commands (see Deut 6:6-9; 11:18-19). • Wearing tassels was another custom associated with piety (see Matt 9:20; see also Num 15:38-41). Lengthening the tassels called attention to their wearer’s pious practices.
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