The sons of Simon of Cyrene are named as if they might have been early Christian figures known to Mark's intended audience. Paul also lists a Rufus in Romans 16:13. Most garments of the region were made of woven strips of material that were about eight inches wide and included decorative braids from two to four inches (102 mm) wide. The garments could be disassembled and the strips of cloth were frequently recycled. A single garment might hold sections of many different dates. However, in Damascus and Bethlehem cloth was woven on wider looms, some Damascene being wide. Traditional Bethlehem cloth is striped like pajama material.Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, exhibition notes It would thus appear that Jesus's "seamless robe" was made of cloth from either Bethlehem or Damascus. A tradition linked to icons of Jesus holds that Veronica was a pious woman of Jerusalem who then gave her kerchief to him to wipe his forehead. When he handed it back to her, the image of his face was miraculously impressed upon it.
The sons of Simon of Cyrene are named as if they might have been early Christian figures known to Mark's intended audience Paul also lists a Rufus in Romans 16:13. Most garments of the region were made of woven strips of material that were about eight inches wide and included decorative braids from two to four inches (102 mm) wide. The garments could be disassembled and the strips of cloth were frequently recycled. A single garment might hold sections of many different dates. However, in Damascus and Bethlehem cloth was woven on wider looms, some Damascene being wide. Traditional Bethlehem cloth is striped like pajama material.Powerhouse Museum, Sydn.ey, exhibition notes It would thus appear that Jesus's "seamless robe" was made of cloth from either Bethlehem or Damascus. A tradition linked to icons of Jesus holds that Veronica was a pious woman of Jerusalem who then gave her kerchief to him to wipe his forehead. When he handed it back to her, the image of his face was miraculously impressed upon it.