A symbol of purity (2 Chr. 5:12; Ps. 51:7; Isa. 1:18; Rev. 3:18; 7:14). Our Lord, at his transfiguration, appeared in raiment "white as the light" (Matt. 17:2, etc.).
Easton's Bible Dictionary. M.G. Easton. 1897.
Easton's Bible Dictionary. M.G. Easton. 1897.