Thematic Bible: Worn


Thematic Bible



It is like the precious oil upon the head,
Coming down upon the beard,
Even Aaron’s beard,
Coming down upon the edge of his robes.
Verse ConceptsAnointing With OilBeardsOilOintmentRobesOlive OilFacial HairAnointing PriestsPriests GarmentsGarmentsUnity

You shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and bind caps on them, and they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute. So you shall ordain Aaron and his sons. Verse ConceptsOrdinancesPriesthood, In OtPriests, Institution In Ot TimesConsecrationPerpetual StatutesDressGod Appointing OthersTurban And Caps

“For Aaron’s sons you shall make tunics; you shall also make sashes for them, and you shall make caps for them, for glory and for beauty. Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesDressPriests GarmentsBeauty Of ThingsTurban And Capsdignity

and the turban of fine linen, and the decorated caps of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twisted linen, Verse ConceptsDressLinen ItemsTurban And CapsUndergarments

Next Moses had Aaron’s sons come near and clothed them with tunics, and girded them with sashes and bound caps on them, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesPriests GarmentsTurban And Caps

Linen turbans shall be on their heads and linen undergarments shall be on their loins; they shall not gird themselves with anything which makes them sweat. Verse ConceptsDressSweatTurban And CapsUndergarments

headdresses, ankle chains, sashes, perfume boxes, amulets, Verse ConceptsChainsOintmentDressBreaking Chainsmagicjewelry

When he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, “This is what the man said to me,” he went to the man; and behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring. Verse ConceptsJewelleryNamed Sisters

dangling earrings, bracelets, veils, Verse ConceptsBraceletsOrnamentsVeilsDressjewelry

Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put the gold necklace around his neck. Verse ConceptsFingersNecksequipping, physicalClothingChainsGoldLinenOrnamentsRingsRobesSeals

Then Belshazzar gave orders, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a necklace of gold around his neck, and issued a proclamation concerning him that he now had authority as the third ruler in the kingdom. Verse ConceptsChainsCommands, in OTOrnamentsPromotionGold ChainsPurple ClothesJewelleryThird Person

The king called aloud to bring in the conjurers, the Chaldeans and the diviners. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Any man who can read this inscription and explain its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a necklace of gold around his neck, and have authority as third ruler in the kingdom.” Verse ConceptsInscriptionsClothingChainsGoldRulersWisdom, Human NatureWisdom, Source Of HumanColors, PurpleRich ApparelDressGold ChainsPurple ClothesGold OrnamentsJewelleryThird PersonReading Other Matter

So we have brought as an offering to the Lord what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.” Verse ConceptsBraceletsEarringsGoldOrnamentsRingsSealsNecklace

dangling earrings, bracelets, veils, Verse ConceptsBraceletsOrnamentsVeilsDressjewelry

and two chains of pure gold; you shall make them of twisted cordage work, and you shall put the corded chains on the filigree settings. Verse ConceptsGold ChainsTwistingTwo OrnamentsGold Items For The Tabernacl

They made on the breastpiece chains like cords, of twisted cordage work in pure gold. Verse ConceptsGold ChainsGold Items For The Tabernacl

So I stood beside him and killed him, because I knew that he could not live after he had fallen. And I took the crown which was on his head and the bracelet which was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.” Verse ConceptsBraceletsHeadsHead coveringOrnamentsKilling Kings

Then he took the crown of their king from his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoil of the city in great amounts. Verse ConceptsCrowns, Worn ByGoldJewelsJewelleryWeights Of GoldTalentsweight

Then he brought the king’s son out and put the crown on him and gave him the testimony; and they made him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, “Long live the king!” Verse ConceptsClappingCrowns, Worn ByHead coveringHeraldHigh Priest, In OtAnointing, Performed OnCoronationsApplauseAnointing KingsMaking Kings

I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. Verse ConceptsColors, WhiteBow And Arrows, Symbol Of StrengthConqueringPromised VictoryCrowns For God's PeopleFour Horsemen Of The Apocalypsecrowns

let them bring a royal robe which the king has worn, and the horse on which the king has ridden, and on whose head a royal crown has been placed; Verse ConceptsClothing, Kinds OfRich ApparelDressCrowns On CreaturesDistinctive Clothing

“Go forth, O daughters of Zion,
And gaze on King Solomon with the crown
With which his mother has crowned him
On the day of his wedding,
And on the day of his gladness of heart.”
Verse ConceptsHuman EmotionMarriage, The BridegroomLooking Intently At PeopleWedding Songs

So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which they had and the rings which were in their ears, and Jacob hid them under the oak which was near Shechem. Verse ConceptsEarringsOrnamentsRingsForeign ThingsOaksHidden ThingsPutting Away Other Godsjewelry

headdresses, ankle chains, sashes, perfume boxes, amulets, Verse ConceptsChainsOintmentDressBreaking Chainsmagicjewelry


And David was dancing before the Lord with all his might, and David was wearing a linen ephod. Verse ConceptsdanceGesturesephodsDancingHumiliationLinenPraise, Manner And Methods OfThose Who Toiledjumping

and Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of the Lord at Shiloh, was wearing an ephod. And the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.

Did I not choose them from all the tribes of Israel to be My priests, to go up to My altar, to burn incense, to carry an ephod before Me; and did I not give to the house of your father all the fire offerings of the sons of Israel? Verse ConceptsephodsIncenseFood For Priests Defined


And David was dancing before the Lord with all his might, and David was wearing a linen ephod. Verse ConceptsdanceGesturesephodsDancingHumiliationLinenPraise, Manner And Methods OfThose Who Toiledjumping

Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn around and attack the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite turned around and attacked the priests, and he killed that day eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. Verse ConceptsCriminalsephodsLinenThe Number EightyEighties

He shall put on the holy linen tunic, and the linen undergarments shall be next to his body, and he shall be girded with the linen sash and attired with the linen turban (these are holy garments). Then he shall bathe his body in water and put them on. Verse ConceptsBodyBathing, For CleansingHead coveringHigh Priest, In OtLinenPurificationLinen ItemsPriests GarmentsTurban And CapsUndergarments

“You shall weave the tunic of checkered work of fine linen, and shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash, the work of a weaver. Verse ConceptsembroideryLinenSkillSpinning And WeavingPlaitingLinen ItemsTurban And Caps

These are the garments which they shall make: a breastpiece and an ephod and a robe and a tunic of checkered work, a turban and a sash, and they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, that he may minister as priest to Me. Verse ConceptsAaron, As High PriestephodsHead coveringHigh Priest, In OtRobesDressPlaitingTurban And Caps

He put the tunic on him and girded him with the sash, and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him; and he girded him with the artistic band of the ephod, with which he tied it to him. Verse ConceptsephodsRobes

and the sash of fine twisted linen, and blue and purple and scarlet material, the work of the weaver, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. Verse ConceptsembroideryRed MaterialBlue ClothPurple ClothBlue Purple And Scarlet

and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears, and kept wiping them with the hair of her head, and kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume. Verse ConceptsKissing ChristAffection, ExpressingAnointing With OilHairsKissingPainWeepingMealsMoist ThingsPeople Drying Things UpClean FeetCare Of FeetOther References To HairOthers Mourning


Now it will come about that instead of sweet perfume there will be putrefaction;
Instead of a belt, a rope;
Instead of well-set hair, a plucked-out scalp;
Instead of fine clothes, a donning of sackcloth;
And branding instead of beauty.
Verse ConceptsBaldness, Figurative UseClothHairsSackcloth And AshesSmellsPeople RottingFragranceMarks On PeopleAppearance Of HairNo BeautyWomen's BeautyHairmakeupbranding


But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved. For if a woman does not cover her head, let her also have her hair cut off; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her cover her head.



When he cut the hair of his head (and it was at the end of every year that he cut it, for it was heavy on him so he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head at 200 shekels by the king’s weight. Verse ConceptsHairsShavingCutting HairLong HairWeights Of Other ThingsTime Of YearHairweight

The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, that in them they may be anointed and ordained. Verse ConceptsAnointing PriestsPriests GarmentsGod Appointing Others

For seven days the one of his sons who is priest in his stead shall put them on when he enters the tent of meeting to minister in the holy place. Verse ConceptsWeeksSevenSeven DaysPriests Garments

The sound of a carefree multitude was with her; and drunkards were brought from the wilderness with men of the common sort. And they put bracelets on the hands of the women and beautiful crowns on their heads. Verse ConceptsCrowdsBraceletsCrowns, Worn ByWearing Jewellery

But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments. Verse ConceptsPride, Examples OfHypocrites, Description OfDisplayingLong ThingsBroadnessFringe Of ClothesBeing Seen By ManSeeing PeopleGarmentspeoplephariseesdeeds

finger rings, nose rings, Verse ConceptsNosesRingsSealsjewelry


Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put the gold necklace around his neck. Verse ConceptsFingersNecksequipping, physicalClothingChainsGoldLinenOrnamentsRingsRobesSeals

His servants said to him, "Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings, please let us put sackcloth on our loins and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will save your life." So they girded sackcloth on their loins and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, "Your servant Ben-hadad says, 'Please let me live.'" And he said, "Is he still alive? He is my brother."


the sons of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone. So Moses would replace the veil over his face until he went in to speak with Him. Verse ConceptsLight Of God's PeopleConversation

When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face. Verse ConceptsLast Words

and are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel would not look intently at the end of what was fading away. But their minds were hardened; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed in Christ. But to this day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their heart; read more.
but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

So she removed her widow’s garments and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gateway of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah had grown up, and she had not been given to him as a wife. Verse ConceptsClothing, Kinds OfGrowing UpClothing OneselfPeople Stripping OffSitting In The GatewaydisguisesUsing RoadsDistinctive ClothingGiving In Marriage

Then she arose and departed, and removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments. Verse ConceptsPeople Stripping OffDistinctive Clothing

She said to the servant, “Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?” And the servant said, “He is my master.” Then she took her veil and covered herself. Verse ConceptsCoveringVeilsMeeting PeopleWho Is This?The Brides Wedding Dress