| Thighs and nakedness
Ex. 28:42:
"You shall make for them linen undergarments to cover their naked flesh. They shall reach from the hips to the thighs;"
Isa. 47:2,3:
"Take the millstones and grind flour, put off your veil, strip off your robe, uncover your legs, pass through the rivers. Your nakedness shall be uncovered, and your disgrace shall be seen. I will take vengeance, and I will spare no one."
I have seen these verses used to require the covering of the thighs while in public. I'm curious if we can indeed infer anything like that. My initial reaction is that one runs into difficulty in using either of these passages to define some minimum standard of clothing, but I'd like to hear what others think.
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