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5 Everything they do is to make sure they get noticed. They make themselves large prayer boxes to wear and long tassels on their clothes.

Notes and references

Or “phylacteries.” These were leather boxes tied to the forehead and arms containing written texts: Exodus 13:1-6 and Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Deuteronomy 11:13-21.
These tassels were to show their devotion to God. See Numbers 15:37-41.

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Author: Matthieu · Written: Entre 80 et 90 ap. J.-C. · Reading time: 2h40 · Characters: Jean-Baptiste, Pierre, Marie, Joseph, père de Jésus, Les trois mages, Hérode, Matthieu

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