SHOES
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
Early use of
Called sandals
Soles of, sometimes plated with brass or iron
Bound round the feet with latchets or strings
Loosing of, for another a degrading office
Bearing, for another a degrading office, only performed by slaves
Worn out by a long journey
Of Israel preserved for forty years, while journeying in the wilderness
Often given as bribes
The Apostles prohibited from taking for their journey more, than the pair they had on
OF LADIES OF DISTINCTION
Often made of badgers' skins
Often highly ornamental
Probably often adorned with tinkling ornaments
THE JEWS
Put on, before beginning a journey
Never wore, in mourning
Put off, when they entered sacred places
CUSTOMS CONNECTED WITH
A man who refused to marry a deceased brother's wife disgraced by pulling off his shoes
The right of redemption resigned by a man's giving one of his shoes to the next of kin
ILLUSTRATIVE
Of the preparation of the gospel
Of the beauty conferred on saints
(Having blood on,) of being engaged in war and slaughter
(Taken off,) of an ignominious and servile condition
(Thrown over a place,) of subjection