genesis 37:34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

genesis 37:34 So Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

34. Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins--the common signs of Oriental mourning. A rent is made in the skirt more or less long according to the afflicted feelings of the mourner, and a coarse rough piece of black sackcloth or camel's hair cloth is wound round the waist.

genesis 37:34 So Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

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