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Nose-Rings of Ancient Egypt

Nose-Rings of Ancient Egypt



John 3:29 
3:29 Friend of the Bridegroom

    “The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice.”

    “The friend who attends the bridegroom” was the person selected by the bridegroom to conduct the marriage negotiations on his part. It was he who carried messages between the bridegroom and the bride during the time of the betrothal (see Matthew 1:18 Pledges of Marriage). Today, the role of best man is loosely based on this tradition.

This position John the Baptist claims for himself figuratively. He is not the Christ but bears a relation to Him similar to that borne by the friend of the bridegroom. He makes the arrangements for bringing Christ, the Bridegroom, to the Church, His bride.


Freeman, James M., and Harold J. Chadwick. Manners & Customs of the Bible. North Brunswick, NJ: Bridge-Logos Publishers, 1998. Print.
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