051. "I Put a Jewel on Thy Nose"

"I Put a Jewel on Thy Nose"

(Isaiah 3:21)

Many of the women in parts of the Bible Lands still wear rings in the left nostril, which is bored low down in the center. These rings are usually of gold with pearls or rubies placed in the ring. The men formerly wore nose rings. In Genesis 24:22, "I put the earring upon her face," the correct translation is, "I put a jewel on her nose."