Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
RINGS were used for ornaments and as seals. "When used for ornament, they were worn not only on the fingers and in the ears, but also around the wrists and ankles and in the nostrils. Isa 3:20-21; Luke 15:22; Jas 2:2. As a seal the ring became a token of authority, and the giving of a ring the sign of imparting authority, Gen 41:42; Esth 3:10, Jud 4:12; Dan 6:17. See Clothes.
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