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These sacks were commonly used for carrying and storing various goods, including grain, foodstuffs, and other commodities. The use of sacks is mentioned in several contexts throughout the Bible, highlighting their practical and symbolic significance. Materials and Construction Sacks in the ancient Near East were typically made from durable, woven materials. Goat's hair and camel hair were popular choices due to their availability and strength. Flax, a plant-based fiber, was also used, especially in regions where it was cultivated. The construction of these sacks was simple, often involving a rectangular piece of fabric sewn together to form a bag, with an opening at the top that could be tied or sealed. Biblical References Sacks are mentioned in various passages of the Bible, often in relation to the storage and transport of grain and other goods. In <a href="/genesis/42-25.htm">Genesis 42:25</a>, Joseph orders his brothers' sacks to be filled with grain during their visit to Egypt: "Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out." The use of sacks is also noted in the context of travel and trade. In <a href="/genesis/44.htm">Genesis 44:1</a>, Joseph instructs his steward to fill the men's sacks with as much food as they can carry and to place each man's silver in the mouth of his sack. This highlights the sack's role as a practical tool for carrying provisions over long distances. Symbolic Significance Beyond their practical use, sacks also carry symbolic meaning in the Bible. They are often associated with mourning and repentance. The act of wearing sackcloth, a garment made from similar coarse material, is a sign of humility and contrition before God. In <a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5-6</a>, the people of Nineveh, upon hearing Jonah's message, believe in God and declare a fast, putting on sackcloth as a sign of their repentance: "And the people of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least. When word reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes." Cultural Context In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, sacks were an essential part of daily life. They facilitated trade and commerce, allowing for the movement of goods across regions. The imagery of sacks in biblical narratives often underscores themes of provision, sustenance, and the human response to divine intervention. Conclusion The sack, as depicted in the Bible, serves as both a practical tool and a powerful symbol. Its presence in biblical accounts reflects the everyday realities of ancient life while also conveying deeper spiritual truths about repentance, humility, and God's provision for His people.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (n.) A name formerly given to various dry Spanish wines.2. (n.) A bag for holding and carrying goods of any kind; a receptacle made of some kind of pliable material, as cloth, leather, and the like; a large pouch.3. (n.) A measure of varying capacity, according to local usage and the substance. The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels.4. (n.) Originally, a loosely hanging garment for women, worn like a cloak about the shoulders, and serving as a decorative appendage to the gown; now, an outer garment with sleeves, worn by women; as, a dressing sack.5. (n.) A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam.6. (n.) See 2d Sac, 2.7. (n.) Bed.8. (v. t.) To put in a sack; to bag; as, to sack corn.9. (v. t.) To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.10. (n.) The pillage or plunder, as of a town or city; the storm and plunder of a town; devastation; ravage.11. (v. t.) To plunder or pillage, as a town or city; to devastate; to ravage.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4526.htm">4526. sakkos -- sackcloth</a> ... sackcloth. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: sakkos Phonetic Spelling: (sak'-kos) Short Definition: sack-cloth Definition: sack-cloth, a sign of ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4526.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4082.htm">4082. pera -- a leather pouch</a> ... a leather pouch. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: pera Phonetic Spelling: (pay'-rah) Short Definition: a sack, wallet Definition: a sack, wallet ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4082.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4199.htm">4199. portheo -- to destroy</a> ... destroy, waste. Prolongation from pertho (to sack); to ravage (figuratively) -- destroy, waste. (eporthei) -- 1 Occurrence. (eporthoun) -- 1 Occurrence. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4199.htm - 6k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/572.htm">572. amtachath -- a sack</a> ... 571, 572. amtachath. 573 . a sack. Transliteration: amtachath Phonetic Spelling: (am-takh'-ath) Short Definition: sack. Word Origin ... /hebrew/572.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/8242.htm">8242. saq -- sack, sackcloth</a> ... 8241, 8242. saq. 8243 . sack, sackcloth. Transliteration: saq Phonetic Spelling: (sak) Short Definition: sackcloth. Word Origin ... /hebrew/8242.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6861.htm">6861. tsiqqalon -- perhaps garment</a> ... 6860, 6861. tsiqqalon. 6862 . perhaps garment. Transliteration: tsiqqalon Phonetic Spelling: (tsik-lone') Short Definition: sack. ... /hebrew/6861.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm">3627. keli -- an article, utensil, vessel</a> ... 6), implements (2), instruments (14), items (1), jar (2), jars (1), jars* (1), jewels (3), jewels* (1), object (3), pots (1), pottery (1), sack (1), something ... /hebrew/3627.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/bertrand/saint_augustin/i_the_sack_of_rome.htm">The Sack of Rome</a> ... SAINT AUGUSTIN I THE SACK OF ROME. ... The prey was handed to him. The sack of Rome seems to have lasted for three days and three nights. ... //christianbookshelf.org/bertrand/saint augustin/i the sack of rome.htm<a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_7_that_the_cruelties_which.htm">That the Cruelties which Occurred in the Sack of Rome were in ...</a> ... The City of God.Book I. Chapter 7."That the Cruelties Which Occurred in the Sack of Rome Were in Accordance with the Custom of War, Whereas the Acts of ... /.../augustine/city of god/chapter 7 that the cruelties which.htm<a href="/library/marshall/the_wonder_book_of_bible_stories/the_mystery_of_the_lost.htm">The Mystery of the Lost Brother</a> ... After dinner, Joseph said to his steward: "Fill the men's sacks with grain, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in his sack. ... /.../marshall/the wonder book of bible stories/the mystery of the lost.htm<a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_xliv.htm">Chapter xliv</a> ... over his household, saying: Fill the sacks of the men with as much food as they will be able to carry away, and place each man's money in the mouth of his sack ... /...//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xliv.htm<a href="/library/king/the_wesleyan_methodist_pulpit_in_malvern/inconsideration_deplored_rev_joshua_priestley.htm">Inconsideration Deplored. Rev. Joshua Priestley.</a> ... A man left his cottage very early one morning taking with him a sack, and accompanied by his son, a little boy. ... He took up his sack and returned home. ... /.../inconsideration deplored rev joshua priestley.htm<a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/the_testing_of_josephs_brothers.htm">The Testing of Joseph's Brothers</a> ... Then Joseph gave orders to fill their vessels with grain and to put every man's money back in his sack and to give them food for the journey; and thus it was ... /.../sherman/the childrens bible/the testing of josephs brothers.htm<a href="/library/lathbury/childs_story_of_the_bible/chapter_xxxiv_esther_the_queen.htm">Esther, the Queen.</a> ... Then Mordecai rent his clothes in sign of mourning, and went out into the streets of the city clothed in sack-cloth uttering a loud and bitter cry. ... /.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter xxxiv esther the queen.htm<a href="/library/macdonald/at_the_back_of_the_north_wind/chapter_20_the_question_of.htm">The Question of the Tall Gentleman as to Whether Diamond could ...</a> ... Took their legs and their wings and followed him all; Squirrels that carried their tails like a sack,. ... "That's where I live," said the sack-backed squirrel,. ... /.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 20 the question of.htm<a href="/library/allen/autobiography_of_frank_g_allen_minister_of_the_gospel/chapter_v_given_to_abstraction.htm">Given to Abstraction of Thought. Cases in Point. Opinion of ...</a> ... On one occasion I was told to go to the lot and catch a horse and come to the crib, and my father would put the sack on for me, and I was to go to mill. ... /.../chapter v given to abstraction.htm<a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_i/the_fulness_of_christ.htm">The Fulness of Christ</a> ... If I may so say, the sack, the coarse-spun sack of Christ's humanity, had to be cut asunder in order that the wealth that was stored in it might be poured into ... /.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/the fulness of christ.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/sack.htm">Sack (15 Occurrences)</a> ... 3. (n.) A measure of varying capacity, according to local usage and the substance. The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. ... /s/sack.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/s/sack's.htm">Sack's (3 Occurrences)</a> ... Multi-Version Concordance Sack's (3 Occurrences). Genesis 42:27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the ... /s/sack's.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/s/sacks.htm">Sacks (12 Occurrences)</a> ... Genesis 42:25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and ... /s/sacks.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/b/bag.htm">Bag (52 Occurrences)</a> ... (3.) Another word rendered "bag" in 1 Samuel 17:40 is rendered "sack" in Genesis 42:25; and in 1 Samuel 9:7; 21:5 "vessel," or wallet for carrying food. ... /b/bag.htm - 29k<a href="/topical/l/lodging-place.htm">Lodging-place (7 Occurrences)</a> ... Genesis 42:27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his ... /l/lodging-place.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/l/lodging.htm">Lodging (24 Occurrences)</a> ... (See NIV). Genesis 42:27 As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey food in the lodging place, he saw his money. Behold, it was in the mouth of his sack. ... /l/lodging.htm - 14k<a href="/topical/s/silver.htm">Silver (329 Occurrences)</a> ... Genesis 42:25 Then Joseph gave a command to fill their bags with grain, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them food for the way. ... /s/silver.htm - 48k<a href="/topical/i/inn.htm">Inn (7 Occurrences)</a> ... Genesis 42:27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth. ... /i/inn.htm - 17k<a href="/topical/y/youngest.htm">Youngest (26 Occurrences)</a> ... Genesis 44:2 Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, with his grain money." He did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. ... /y/youngest.htm - 15k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Joseph-divination.html">What kind of divination did Joseph do in Genesis 44:5, 15? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/biblical-weights-and-measures.html">What are the modern equivalents of biblical weights and measures? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/born-of-water.html">What does it mean to be born of water? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/sack.htm">Sack: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Sack (15 Occurrences)<a href="/luke/10-4.htm">Luke 10:4</a> Carry neither purse, nor sack, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. (WBS)<a href="/luke/22-35.htm">Luke 22:35</a> And he said to them, When I sent you without purse, and sack, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. (WBS)<a href="/luke/22-36.htm">Luke 22:36</a> Then said he to them, But now he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his sack: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. (WBS)<a href="/genesis/42-25.htm">Genesis 42:25</a> Then Joseph gave a command to fill their bags with grain, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them food for the way. So it was done to them. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/42-27.htm">Genesis 42:27</a> As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey food in the lodging place, he saw his money. Behold, it was in the mouth of his sack. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/42-28.htm">Genesis 42:28</a> He said to his brothers, "My money is restored! Behold, it is in my sack!" Their hearts failed them, and they turned trembling one to another, saying, "What is this that God has done to us?" (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/42-35.htm">Genesis 42:35</a> It happened as they emptied their sacks, that behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack. When they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/43-21.htm">Genesis 43:21</a> When we came to the lodging place, we opened our sacks, and behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. We have brought it back in our hand. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/44-1.htm">Genesis 44:1</a> He commanded the steward of his house, saying, "Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/44-2.htm">Genesis 44:2</a> Put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, with his grain money." He did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/44-11.htm">Genesis 44:11</a> Then they hurried, and every man took his sack down to the ground, and every man opened his sack. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/44-12.htm">Genesis 44:12</a> He searched, beginning with the eldest, and ending at the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm">Leviticus 11:32</a> On whatever any of them falls when they are dead, it shall be unclean; whether it is any vessel of wood, or clothing, or skin, or sack, whatever vessel it is, with which any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; then it will be clean. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/9-7.htm">1 Samuel 9:7</a> Then said Saul to his servant, "But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?" (See NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42</a> A man from Baal Shalishah came, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. He said, "Give to the people, that they may eat." (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV)<a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><a href="/topical/s/sack.htm">Sack</a><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><a href="/topical/m/musick.htm">Musick (10 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/psaltery.htm">Psaltery (17 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/cornet.htm">Cornet (8 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/trigon.htm">Trigon (3 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/d/dulcimer.htm">Dulcimer (3 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/symphony.htm">Symphony (3 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/o/obeisance.htm">Obeisance (45 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/n/nebuchadnez'zar.htm">Nebuchadnez'zar (55 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/sack.htm">Sack (15 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/sackcloth.htm">Sackcloth (47 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/m/music.htm">Music (143 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/w/worshipped.htm">Worshipped (81 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/h/hears.htm">Hears (78 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/s/sachiah.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Sachiah"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Sachiah" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/s/sackbut.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Sackbut"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Sackbut" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>