Men Wearing Earrings

So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem.

So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”

A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.

You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.

I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head.

Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

So all who had willing hearts, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings, rings and necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry. And they all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD.

So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”

And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.

…then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.