What Is Miter in the Bible?
Object
The tall, pointed hat a bishop wears at celebrations.
A detail
- In the Bible: the priests of the Old Testament wore a miter. The high priest wore a plate of gold on his forehead.
Where it appears in the Bible
Exodus 29:9; Leviticus 8:9
What the Bible says
Exodus 29:9
To wit, Aaron and his children, and thou shalt put mitres upon them: and they shall be priests to me by a perpetual ordinance. After thou shalt have consecrated their hands,
Leviticus 8:9
He put also the mitre upon his head: and upon the mitre over the forehead, he put the plate of gold, consecrated with sanctification, as the Lord had commanded him.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Dictionary.com, “miter”