the hem of his garment The hem of the garment had a certain sanctity attached to it. It was the distinguishing mark of the Jew: cp. Numbers 15:38-39, "that they add to the fringes of the borders (or corners) a thread of blue." At each corner of the robe there was a tassel; each tassel had a conspicuous blue thread symbolical of the heavenly origin of the Commandments. The other threads were white.

as many as touched were made perfectly whole Cp. the case of the woman with an issue of blood, ch. Matthew 9:20-22.

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