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Purple material
Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects
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Comments: Purple yarn
From Easton Colour: Purple, a colour obtained from the secretion of a species of shell-fish (the Murex trunculus) which was found in the Mediterranean, and particularly on the coasts of Phoenicia and Asia Minor. The colouring matter in each separate shell-fish amounted to only a single drop, and hence the great value of this dye. Robes of this colour were worn by kings (Judges 8:26) and high officers (Esther 8:15). They were also worn by the wealthy and luxurious (Jeremiah 10:9; Ezekiel 27:7; Luke 16:19; Revelation 17:4). With this colour was associated the idea of royalty and majesty (Judges 8:26; Song of Solomon 3:10; Song of Solomon 7:5; Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:16, Daniel 5:29).
Verses:
- Exodus 25:4
- Exodus 26:1
- Exodus 26:31
- Exodus 26:36
- Exodus 27:16
- Exodus 28:5
- Exodus 28:6
- Exodus 28:8
- Exodus 28:15
- Exodus 28:33
- Exodus 35:6
- Exodus 35:23
- Exodus 35:25
- Exodus 35:35
- Exodus 36:8
- Exodus 36:35
- Exodus 36:37
- Exodus 38:18
- Exodus 38:23
- Exodus 39:1
- Exodus 39:2
- Exodus 39:3
- Exodus 39:5
- Exodus 39:8
- Exodus 39:24
- Exodus 39:29
- Numbers 4:13
- Judges 8:26
- 2 Chronicles 2:7
- 2 Chronicles 2:14
- 2 Chronicles 3:14
- Esther 1:6
- Esther 8:15
- Proverbs 31:22
- Song of Solomon 3:10
- Song of Solomon 7:5
- Jeremiah 10:9
- Ezekiel 27:7
- Ezekiel 27:16
- Daniel 5:7
- Daniel 5:16
- Daniel 5:29
- Mark 15:17
- Mark 15:20
- Luke 16:19
- John 19:2
- John 19:5
- Acts 16:14
- Revelation 17:4
- Revelation 18:12
- Revelation 18:16
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Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/apo/p/purple-material.html. 2024.
