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Protective leg coverings, part of the body armor worn during warfare. The term (Heb. miṣḥâ) appears in the Bible only in the description of Goliath’s armor (1 Sam. 17:6). Its presence there argues for the historical accuracy of the account since the Aegean peoples, who were related to the Philistines, clearly wore this type of armor. Bronze greaves from 1400 b.c. were found at Dendra, on the Greek mainland, and greaves are mentioned prominently in the writings of Homer. They were still being worn by Greek infantrymen in their wars against the Persians. Although most ancient Near Eastern soldiers are pictured bare-legged, there is evidence that some Assyrian soldiers also wore leg coverings.

Bibliography. J. G. Warry, Warfare in the Classical World (1980, repr. Norman, Okla., 1995); Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands (Jerusalem, 1963).

W. E. Nunnally






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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