You ever wonder why Adam and Eve still felt naked after clothing themselves with fig leaves? Perhaps because the Hebrew term for their fig-leaf “loin coverings” is “chagorah,” which literally describes a particular type of garment which back then was the equivalent of underwear covering only the midsection. So those paintings of Eve with fig leaves over both her midsection and chest are incorrect. Going solely by the definition of the Hebrew word translated “loin coverings,” Eve would not have been covered at all above the waist. If underwear was all we wore when we went out in public, we would feel naked too, wouldn’t we? Keeping that in mind, though, how much difference is there between underwear and the overwhelming majority of today’s swimwear? Let’s be honest. Not much.… Read More “Because I Was Naked…”
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