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A cloth ensign used for identification of a group (Isa 33:23; Ezek 27:7) or as a rallying point (Isa 5:26; Isa 11:10; Isa 13:2; hence its use for tribal standards in (Num 2:2). Most often used by an army (see Song 6:4, Song 6:10), banners are sometimes mentioned symbolically (Exod 17:15; Song 2:4).