Coat Of Mail
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
THE DICTIONARY — Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning “glittering” (1 Samuel 17:5, 38). The same word in the plural form is translated “habergeons” in 2 Chronicles 26:14 and Nehemiah 4:16. The “harness” (1 Kings 22:34), “breastplate” (Isaiah 59:17), and “brigandine” (Jeremiah 46:4), were probably also corselets or coats of mail. (See ARMOUR.)
THE FULL ARTICLE — from the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.
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See ARMOR, ARMS; BRIGANDINE.