2:13), a loose and flowing robe. The folds of this upper garment could be
formed into a lap (Ruth 3:15; Psalm 79:12; Proverbs 17:23; Luke 6:38).
Generals of armies usually wore scarlet robes (Judges 8:26; Nah. 2:3). A
form of conspicuous raiment is mentioned in Luke 20:46; comp. Matthew
23:5.
Priests alone wore trousers. Both men and women wore turbans. Kings
and nobles usually had a store of costly garments for festive occasions
(Isaiah 3:22; Zechariah 3:4) and for presents (Genesis 45:22; Esther 4:4;
6:8, 11; 1 Samuel 18:4; 2 Kings 5:5; 10:22). Prophets and ascetics wore
coarse garments (Isaiah 20:2; Zechariah 13:4; Matthew 3:4).
- APPEAL a reference of any case from an inferior to a superior court.
Moses established in the wilderness a series of judicatories such that
appeals could be made from a lower to a higher (Exodus 18:13-26.)
Under the Roman law the most remarkable case of appeal is that of Paul
from the tribunal of Festus at Caesarea to that of the emperor at Rome
(Acts 25:11, 12, 21, 25). Paul availed himself of the privilege of a Roman
citizen in this matter.
- APPHIA increasing, a female Christian at Colosse (Philemon 1:2),
supposed by some to have been the wife of Philemon. - APPII FORUM i.e., “the market of Appius” (Acts 28:15, R.V.), a town
on the road, the “Appian Way,” from Rome to Brundusium. It was 43
miles from Rome. Here Paul was met by some Roman Christians on his
way to the capital. It was natural that they should halt here and wait for
him, because from this place there were two ways by which travellers
might journey to Rome. - APPLE (Hebrews tappuah, meaning “fragrance”). Probably the apricot or
quince is intended by the word, as Palestine was too hot for the growth of
apples proper. It is enumerated among the most valuable trees of Palestine
(Joel 1:12), and frequently referred to in Canticles, and noted for its beauty
(2:3, 5; 8:5). There is nothing to show that it was the “tree of the
knowledge of good and evil.” Dr. Tristram has suggested that the apricot
has better claims than any other fruit-tree to be the apple of Scripture. It
grows to a height of 30 feet, has a roundish mass of glossy leaves, and
bears an orange coloured fruit that gives out a delicious perfume. The
“apple of the eye” is the Hebrews ishon, meaning manikin, i.e., the pupil