Other scholars suggest that the ephod originally refers to a container for the stones used to cast lots and later became associated with many objects that also could contain the stones or were used in divination.
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In the cases of Hebrew transliteration into English, many Hebrew words have a long history of transliteration, for example Amen, Satan, ephod, Urim and Thummim have traditionally been transliterated, not translated.
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Josephus interpreted the Ephod of the four colors gold, blue, purple, and scarlet to signify that God made the universe of four elements, with the gold interwoven to show the splendor by which all things are enlightened.
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The five scouts then went into Micah's house, and stole the idol, ephod, teraphim, and carved image, and took them out of the house, while the 600 warriors were standing at the gate.
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An "'ephod "'( " �pM "; or ) was an artifact and an object to be revered in ancient Israelite culture, and was closely connected with oracular practices and priestly ritual.
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David has the Ark brought to Jerusalem by the Levites, while he himself, " girded with a linen ephod, " danced before the Lord, a performance that caused him to be despised by Saul's daughter Michal.
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According to the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, fofudja (, ) is an oriental precious cloth woven with gold thread and often used in ceremonial garments in the Byzantine Empire during the time of Kievan Rus and similar to an ephod.
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The program note, taken from the second Book of Samuel in the Bible, refers to Michal, David's first wife, as she mocks David for dancing in an ephod, or priest's tunic, before the ark.
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Bezalel, Oholiab, and their coworkers make the priests vestments, the ephod, the breastpiece, the robe, the tunics of fine linen, and the frontlet inscribed Holy to the Lord & mdash; just as God had commanded Moses.
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According to the description in Exodus, this breastplate was attached to the ephod by gold chains / cords tied to the gold rings on the ephod's shoulder straps, and by blue ribbon tied to the gold rings at the belt of the ephod.
