 Others explain that it is because God often forbids mixtures of disparate kinds, not designed by God to be compatible in a certain way, with mixing animal and vegetable fibers being similar to having two different types of plowing animals yoked together; also, such commands serve both a practical as well as allegorical purpose, perhaps here preventing a priestly garment that would cause discomfort (or excessive sweat) in a hot climate.Linen is also mentioned in the Bible in Proverbs 31, a passage describing a noble wife.says, "She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple."