Primary Study
Grafted Bible Dictionary
Definition
Tzitzit are tassels commanded by Torah to be placed on the corners of garments.
Torah Foundation
Key passages:
• Numbers 15:37–41
• Deuteronomy 22:12
Israel is instructed to look upon the tassels and remember God's commandments.
• Numbers 15:37–41
• Deuteronomy 22:12
Israel is instructed to look upon the tassels and remember God's commandments.
Purpose
Blue Thread
Numbers 15 mentions a cord of blue among the tassels.
Yeshua
The Greek Gospels refer to the fringe of Yeshua's garment.
See:
• Matthew 9:20
• Matthew 14:36
• Matthew 23:5
This likely reflects Jewish tassel practice.
Matthew 23
Yeshua criticizes people who enlarge their fringes for public display.
The criticism targets ostentation rather than the existence of the command itself.
See:
• Matthew 9:20
• Matthew 14:36
• Matthew 23:5
This likely reflects Jewish tassel practice.
Matthew 23
Yeshua criticizes people who enlarge their fringes for public display.
The criticism targets ostentation rather than the existence of the command itself.