Amulets

were ornaments, gems, scrolls. etc.. worn as preservatives against the power of enchantments, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters. The "earrings" in ( Genesis 35:4 ) were obviously connected with idolatrous worship and were probably amulets taken from the bodies of the slain Shechemites. They are subsequently mentioned among the spoils of Midian. ( Judges 8:24 ) In ( Hosea 2:13 ) is another like reference. The "earrings" in ( Isaiah 3:20 ) were also amulets.