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John was clothed with camel`s hair and a leather belt around his loins. He ate locusts and wild honey.
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A Prophet's Appearance
Commentators explain that John's clothing—a garment of woven camel's hair and a leather belt—was not random. It deliberately mirrored the appearance of the prophet Elijah (2 Kings 1:8). This visual identity signaled to the people that John was a prophet in the tradition of Israel's great figures, living an austere life dedicated to God.
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Clothed with camel's hair (ενδεδυμενος τριχας καμηλου). Matthew (Matthew 3:4) has it a garment (ενδυμα) of camel's hai…
19th Century
Anglican
And John was clothed...—See Note on Matthew 3:4.
John is described as a typical “holy man” of the Near East. His clothing was woven of camel’s hair and held in place by “a leather belt around his …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And John was clothed with camel's hair This is a description of John by his clothes; (See Gill on Matthew 3:4
Presbyterian
Isaiah and Malachi each spoke concerning the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, in the ministry of John. From these prophets we may observe t…
