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
Elishah
General references
Bible References
Linen
1 Kings 10:28
Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue, and the king’s merchants acquired them from Kue, for a price.
Proverbs 7:16
“I have spread my couch with coverings and cushions of tapestry,
With colored fine linen of Egypt.
“I have spread my couch with coverings and cushions of tapestry,
With colored fine linen of Egypt.
Isaiah 19:9
Moreover, those who make linen from combed flax
And those who weave white cloth will be ashamed.
Moreover, those who make linen from combed flax
And those who weave white cloth will be ashamed.
Blue and purple
Exodus 25:4
blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, fine twisted linen, goats’ hair,
Jeremiah 10:9
Silver that has been beaten [into plates] is brought fromTarshish,
And gold fromUphaz,
The work of the craftsman and of the hand of the goldsmith;
Violet and purple are their clothing;
They are all the work of skilled men.
Silver that has been beaten [into plates] is brought from
And gold from
The work of the craftsman and of the hand of the goldsmith;
Violet and purple are their clothing;
They are all the work of skilled men.
Elishah
Genesis 10:4
the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
1 Chronicles 1:7
The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
General references
Genesis 10:2
the sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras;