Genesis 24:22

Genesis 24:22. A golden ear-ring— A jewel for the forehead, says the margin of our bibles, and in Gen 24:47 it is said to have been put upon her face, or nose. That this was not a jewel for the ears seems probable, as it is in the singular only: but in what manner it was worn on the forehead or nose is doubtful. See Isaiah 3:21. (where the prophet speaks of the women's nose-jewels,) also Proverbs 11:22. Thevenot mentions it in his travels, as a custom still prevailing in the East, for women to put jewels in their noses, which they bore with a needle. According to Prideaux's calculation, this jewel and the bracelets were worth about twenty-five pounds of our money.