Dust

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Human beings were created from the dust by God and will return to it at death. Dust is therefore taken as a symbol of poverty, lowliness and humility. In Scripture dust is shaken off the feet to warn of future judgment, and is also used as a means of expressing grief.

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Human beings were created from the dust by God

Genesis 2:7 RSV
then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
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We will all return to dust when we die

God’s curse upon Adam affected all humanity;
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Dust as a symbol of poverty, lowliness and humility

1 Samuel 2:8 RSV
He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and on them he has set the world.
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Dust as a simile for a multitude

Genesis 13:16 RSV
I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your descendants also can be counted.
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Dust is shaken off the feet as a warning of judgment

Mark 6:11 RSV
And if any place will not receive you and they refuse to hear you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them.”
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Dust is used in expressing grief and repentance

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