Marks in Scripture

I thought it would be interesting to do a short study on the various marks given to people in Scripture to see what they signified. A distinguishing mark may be used to label various kinds of things, generally with the purpose of proving authenticity or identifying to whom the object pertains. For example, in the countryside around where I live (Northern Ireland), sheep have red or blue markings on their fleeces and cattle have ear tags. In former days, cattle in the United States were branded...