Sandal

A type of footwear made of a leather or wooden sole, secured to the foot with thongs or straps.

Leather sandals from the northern palace at Masada, 73 CE
Leather sandals from the northern palace at Masada, 73 CE (Gary Todd, Israel Museum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons) Sandal, shoe

About Sandal

The sandal was a type of footwear consisting of a sole made of leather (or possibly wood) tied to the foot by means of leather thongs or straps, and used as a shoe for walking.

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Key References

Exodus 3:5

“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

Deuteronomy 25:9

his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.”

Ruth 4:8

So the kinsman-redeemer removed his sandal and said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.”

Matthew 3:11

I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

All Scripture References (12)

Matthew (2)
Matthew 3:11

I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Matthew 10:10

Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.

Mark (2)
Mark 1:7

And he proclaimed: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

Mark 6:9

and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.

Luke (4)
Luke 3:16

John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Luke 10:4

Carry no purse or bag or sandals. Do not greet anyone along the road.

Luke 15:22

But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

Luke 22:35

Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.

John (1)
John 1:27

He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

Acts (3)
Acts 7:33

Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

Acts 12:8

“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”

Acts 13:25

As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But there is One coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’