But here the celebrants are directed to change clothes. Some ritual texts, especially those involving the king, portray him putting on clean garments for a ritual.531 For many celebrants, however, the issue may not be what they are changing into, but what they are changing out of. When work or other activity has sullied one’s clothing, it is appropriate to change clothes in order to avoid ritual impurity. For Jacob’s entourage, this may be necessitated simply to eliminate the dirt and grime of travel