Ezekiel 27:7

“Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt
So that it became your distinguishing mark;
Your awning was blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah.

Exodus 25:4

blue, purple and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair,

Jeremiah 10:9

Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish,
And gold from Uphaz,
The work of a craftsman and of the hands of a goldsmith;
Violet and purple are their clothing;
They are all the work of skilled men.

Genesis 10:4

The sons of Javan were Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.

1 Kings 10:28

Also Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king’s merchants procured them from Kue for a price.

1 Chronicles 1:7

The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim and Rodanim.

Proverbs 7:16

“I have spread my couch with coverings,
With colored linens of Egypt.

Isaiah 19:9

Moreover, the manufacturers of linen made from combed flax
And the weavers of white cloth will be utterly dejected.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.

Blue and purple

General references

Bible References

Linen

1 Kings 10:28
Also Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king’s merchants procured them from Kue for a price.
Proverbs 7:16
“I have spread my couch with coverings,
With colored linens of Egypt.
Isaiah 19:9
Moreover, the manufacturers of linen made from combed flax
And the weavers of white cloth will be utterly dejected.

Blue and purple

Exodus 25:4
blue, purple and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair,
Jeremiah 10:9
Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish,
And gold from Uphaz,
The work of a craftsman and of the hands of a goldsmith;
Violet and purple are their clothing;
They are all the work of skilled men.

Elishah

Genesis 10:4
The sons of Javan were Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.
1 Chronicles 1:7
The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim and Rodanim.

General references

Genesis 10:2
The sons of Japheth were Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras.

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