A small leather case or box with Old Testament verses worn on the arm and forehead by Jews during prayer.
About Phylactery
A small prayer case holds Scripture passages. Pious Jews wear it at prayer. At prayer, Orthodox Jewish males wear two small, black leather boxes. They contain Scripture.
The phylactery was probably not a box of Scripture. It was a strip of parchment with four Old Testament passages in Hebrew. The passages were:
Key References
Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
All Scripture References (1)
Matthew (1)
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.