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.