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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: shemathree, SHEMA paragraph three And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and tell them to tie fringes in the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a thread of blue: And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God. As in the decalogue, God here gives his moral justification for being in a position to be a lawgiver - he saved us from Egypt, therefore he has the right to boss us around. ( to put it bluntly), SHEMA paragraph three And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and tell them to tie fringes in the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a thread of blue: And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God. only orthodox jews wear a four cornered garment every day - and then, only males., SHEMA paragraph three And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and tell them to tie fringes in the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a thread of blue: And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God. being "holy" means being "separate", or "distinct" - separating yourself from the non-jews and their customs, and also separating yourself from the world around by keeping kosher, etc., Whoring here refers to the Canaanite Gods. In particular, Asherah, who was YAHWEH's wife, was worshipped with fertility rituals (i.e. sex), and the Canaanite temples employed ritual prostitutes. prohibition The Torah actually has direct commands forbidding this type of ritual prostitution among the jews., SHEMA paragraph three And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and tell them to tie fringes in the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a thread of blue: And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God. Orthodox jews recite the Shema three times a day - during morning service, at evening service, and just before going to sleep at night., SHEMA paragraph three And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and tell them to tie fringes in the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a thread of blue: And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God. These are the tzitzit, SHEMA paragraph three And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and tell them to tie fringes in the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a thread of blue: And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God. Whoring here refers to the Canaanite Gods. In particular, Asherah, who was YAHWEH's wife, was worshipped with fertility rituals (i.e. sex), and the Canaanite temples employed ritual prostitutes.