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The opening for the head shall be in the middle of it; the opening shall have a binding of woven work round about\u2014it shall be like the opening of a coat of mail\u2014so that it does not tear. On its hem make pomegranates of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, all around the hem, with bells of gold between them all around: a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe. Aaron shall wear it while officiating, so that the sound of it is heard when he comes into the sanctuary before the Lord and when he goes out\u2014that he may not die.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sages of the Talmud (Zevahim 88b) followed by later Jewish authorities (and even some Christian commentators) discussed the details of what became a priestly dress code in the period of the First, the Second (and even according to some, the future Third) Temples in Jerusalem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur Rabbis taught: The robe [<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">me&#8217;il<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">] was entirely of blue [<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tekhelet<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">] wool, as it is said, \u2018And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.\u2019 (Exodus 39:22). How were its hems [fashioned]? Blue and purple wool and crimson thread twisted together were brought and formed into the shape of pomegranates whose \u2018mouths\u2019 [i.e. calyx, crown] were not yet opened and in the shape of the cones on top of the wicker helmets for roughhousing children. Seventy-two bells containing seventy-two clappers were brought and hung within them, thirty-six on each side [front and back]. Rabbi Dosa said on the authority of Rabbi Judah: There were thirty-six, eighteen on each side\u2026The robe atones for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>lashon ha-ra<\/em> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[\u201cevil speech\u201d]. Rabbi Hanina\u2019 said: \u2018Let that which emits sound [the golden bells] come and atone for a voice that emitted evil speech\u2019\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Golden bells, like those described in our sources, have been discovered in archaeological sites in Israel and are depicted on priestly garments in ancient Near Eastern art. In 2011, one such golden bell was reported as having been discovered in the excavations in the City of David. This bell seems to have fallen off the garment of some high official &#8212; if not a High Priest himself &#8212; as he walked on the main street to or from the sacrificial service in the Sanctuary in Second Temple Times. This golden bell, the size of a finger-tip, is completely closed, but x-ray examination revealed that inside is a small suspended clapper. When shaken, the tiny bell produced a pure tone (measurable in scientific musical notation as B<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">240Hz). 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