Red string (Kabbalah)

Hinduism and Chinese culture has also worn this red string or bracelet for luck, love and to ward off evil.

The following verses about this event are taken from the King James Bible: Genesis, chapter 38: 27 – And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.

[1] As early as Rabbi Shmuel ben Hafni Gaon, Jewish commentators noted that the placement of a red string on one's hand may be a good omen.

[2] Today in Israel, it is common to see elderly women peddling scarlet thread for pilgrims and tourists, especially in the Old City of Jerusalem.

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