McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Mark On The Person

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Mark On The Person


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(in this sense úָּå , tav, Eze_9:4; Eze_9:6; ÷Üñáãìá , Revelation 13 sq.), a brand or other character fixed upon the forehead (q.v.), hand, etc., usually of slaves, for the purpose of identifying them. SEE SLAVE.

In the case of Cain (Gen_4:15), a special token ( àåֹú , sign, as elsewhere rendered) was assigned him in assurance of safety. SEE CAIN.