👉 Tephillin is a type of ancient manuscript that has been preserved in stone. It was used to record and study language, philosophy, and religious beliefs of the time. Tephillin are also known as "tethers" because they were used to connect parts of a text together. The term "tephillin" comes from the Hebrew word for "thread," which refers to the thread-like structure that allowed the parchment to be stretched and bound together in a cohesive way, much like a