Leather
a girdle of, worn by Elijah (
2 Kings 1:8) and John the Baptist (
Matt. 3:4). Leather was employed both for clothing (
Num. 31:20;
Heb. 11:37) and for writing upon. The trade of a tanner is mentioned (
Acts 9:43;
10:6,
32). It was probably learned in Egypt
