This tradition must have guided the artist who designed the ephod in the National Museum at Munich, in the seventeenth century, for a prince boy-bishop.
Learned scholars like Broughton and Ainsworth thought it not beneath them to write tractates discussing the material of which the ephod of a Jewish high priest was made.
Ephod of Jewish high priest, discussion of material of, 108.
To the fine-spun mind of that time the character of the Jewish ephod was thought to settle the propriety of the Christian surplice.
It was learnedly demonstrated that the ephod was of silk, and there were sober essays on the linsey-woolsey side of that controversy.
And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it.
And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.
And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.
And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of the ephod inward.
And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me?
And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses.
And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.
And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephodwith a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.
Saul and David) it was the priest with the ephod or image of Yahweh who gave answers to those who consulted him.
Now the ephod and teraphim are constantly mentioned together (cf.
This same narrative dwells upon the graven images, ephod and teraphim, as forming the apparatus of religious ceremonial in Micah's household.
And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephodin his hand.
And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward.
He put the coat on him, tied the sash on him, clothed him with the robe, put the ephod on him, and he tied the skillfully woven band of the ephod on him, and fastened it to him with it.
A child in blue ephod kissing her feet in adoration.
His blue ephodshone brilliantly against the grey walls, then faded and lost all colour until she could no longer see him.
They made two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulder straps of the ephod underneath, in the front of it, close by its coupling, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.
For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without sacred stone, and without ephod or idols.
They made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which was toward the side of the ephod inward.
I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me?
The other two ends of the two braided chains you shall put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in the forepart of it.
Gideon made an ephod of it, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel played the prostitute after it there; and it became a snare to Gideon, and to his house.
They bound the breastplate by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not come loose from the ephod, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Moreover also other two rings of gold, which are to be set on each side of the ephod beneath, that looketh towards the nether joining, that the rational may be fitted with the ephod, 28:28.
Onyx stones, and precious stones to adorn the ephod and the rational.
And Gedeon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city Ephra.
Maketh an ephod of the gold of the prey, and dieth in a good old age.
Onyx stones, and precious stones, for the adorning of the ephod and the rational.
And may be fastened by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a violet fillet, that the joining artificially wrought may continue, and the rational and the ephod may not be loosed one from the other.
And thou shalt make the tunic of the ephod all of violet, 28:32.
The ephod was the high priest's upper vestment; and the rational his vestplate, in which were twelve gems, etc.
And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that carried the ark, and the singing men, and Chonenias the ruler of the prophecy among the singers: and David also had on him an ephod of linen.
Thou shalt clothe Aaron with his vestments, that is, with the linen garment and the tunic, and the ephod and the rational, which thou shalt gird with the girdle.
And I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, and burn incense to me, and to wear the ephod before me: and I gave to thy father's house of all the sacrifices of the children of Israel.
Even one of the early prophets, Hosea, when he threatens that the children of Israel shall abide many days without "ephod or teraphim" (iii.
David appears to have inquired without an ephod, for Abiathar the priest is said to have "come down with an ephod in his hand" only subsequently.
David's action is obviously divination pure and simple; and it is curious that he seems to have worn the ephod himself and not to have employed Abiathar as a medium.
Above this robe was the ephod itself--a kind of gorgeous jacket, made in two pieces which were joined at the shoulders, and bound together at the waist by a cunningly woven band, which was of the same piece.
Every gem on the high priest's pectoral had its mystic significance, and the bells and pomegranates which fringed the edge of his ephod were emblems of devotion and good works.
The ephodwas the high priest's upper vestment; and the rational his breastplate, in which were twelve gems, etc.
These both before and behind so answered one another, that the ephod and the rational were bound together, 39:19.
But the princes offered onyx stones, and precious stones, for the ephod and the rational, 35:28.
The five men, that before had been sent to view the land of Lais, said to the rest of their brethren: You know that in these houses there is an ephod and theraphim, and a graven and a molten god: see what you are pleased to do.
After midnight every pedestrian becomes a simulacrum, wrapped in a black domino of mystery and a starryephod of romance.
She was like a tight-draped, firm-stayed Venus, lyric in every line, her limbs wrapped in an ephod of grace and a skirt that restricted her steps like anklets joined by a too short chain.
Apleon took the costly and beautiful Ephod of a fourth priest.
The Ephod Girdle being clasped, a priest handed the breastplate to the Emperor.
You shall make two rings of gold, and you shall put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on its edge, which is toward the side of the ephod inward.
He made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.
They shall bind the breastplate by the rings of it to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate may not swing out from the ephod.
You shall make two rings of gold, and shall put them on the two shoulder straps of the ephod underneath, in the forepart of it, close by the coupling of it, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.
It is one of the stones prescribed for the ephod of the Jewish High Priest.
It is one of the stones prescribed in the Book of Exodus to be worn in the ephod of the High Priest and also forms one of the gates of the Holy City as described by St. John in Revelations.
Above these, reaching well below his middle, he had a wonderful silken jibbah or ephod of a bright emerald.
In three days' time I will reveal myself to my people and wear on my breast the greenephod of the prophet.
To wipe out this slight upon his own tribe, Gideon made an ephod bearing the name of Manasseh.
After God had favored Israel with great help through him, Gideon had an ephod made.
The scholars told him that Moses had used the shamir, (82) the stone that splits rocks, to engrave the names of the tribes on the precious stones of the ephod worn by the high priest.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ephod" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
