Mark 5:28

his garment The law of Moses commanded every Jew to wear at each corner of his tallitha fringe or tassel of blue, to remind them that they were God's people (Numbers 15:37-40; Deuteronomy 22:12). "Two of these fringes usually hung down at the bottom of the robe, while one hung over the shoulder where the robe was fastened round the person." Those who wished to be esteemed eminently religious were wont to make broad, or "enlarge the borders of their garments" (Matthew 23:5).