I ran across something interesting when I was studying the word "glory".
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Doctrine of an aspect of salvation built upon the broader biblical concept of the glory of God. The Hebrew word for "glory" originally meant "weighty, heavy, or important."
From there it moved to the idea of an influential, rich or prominent person. In ancient cultures the wealthy and the powerful were marked by the finery of their dress and jewels.
Hence a person's glory meant the ostentatious signs of wealth and power. Glory also suggested beauty, since fine clothes and jewels were items of beauty.
The concept was then extended to God.
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
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