-A symbol of mourning 1 Kings 20:31, 32; Job 16:15; Isaiah 15:3; Jeremiah 4:8; 6:26; 49:3; Lamentations
2:10; Ezekiel 7:18; Daniel 9:3; Joel 1:8
-Worn by Jacob when it was reported to him that Joseph had been devoured by wild animals Genesis 37:34
-Animals covered with, at a time of national mourning John 3:8