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
And Solomon's horses came out of Egypt from Kue: the merchants fetched them from Kue at a price.
Proverbs 7:16
I have decked my bed with coverings and clothes of Egypt.
Isaiah 19:9
Such as labour upon flax and silk, shall come to poverty, and they also that weave fine works.
Blue and purple
Exodus 25:4
and jacinth colour, scarlet, purple, bysse and goat's hair;
Jeremiah 10:9
namely, wood; silver, which is brought out of Tarshish, and beaten to plates; and gold from Ophir, a work that is made with the hand of the craftsman and the caster, clothed with yellow silk and scarlet: even so is the work of their wise men altogether.
Elishah
Genesis 10:4
And the sons of Javan were: 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 were: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.