Thematic Bible: Worn


Thematic Bible




It is like the precious oil [of consecration] poured on the head,
Coming down on the beard,
Even the beard of Aaron,
Coming down upon the edge of his [priestly] robes [consecrating the whole body].
Verse ConceptsAnointing With OilBeardsOilOintmentRobesOlive OilFacial HairAnointing PriestsPriests GarmentsGarmentsUnity

And you shall wrap them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and put the [ornamental] caps on them; and the priest’s office shall be theirs 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 and sashes and [ornamental] caps, for glory and honor and beauty. Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesDressPriests GarmentsBeauty Of ThingsTurban And Capsdignity

and the turban of fine linen, and the ornamental caps of fine linen, and the linen undergarments of fine twisted linen, Verse ConceptsDressLinen ItemsTurban And CapsUndergarments

Next Moses brought Aaron’s sons forward, put undertunics on them, belted them with sashes, and bound caps on them, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesPriests GarmentsTurban And Caps

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

head wraps (turbans), [short, jingling] ankle chains, sashes, perfume boxes, amulets (charms), Verse ConceptsChainsOintmentDressBreaking Chainsmagicjewelry

When he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister’s arms, and when he heard Rebekah his sister, saying, “The man said this to me,” he went to Eliezer and found him standing by the camels at the spring. Verse ConceptsJewelleryNamed Sisters

dangling earrings, bracelets, and the hanging veils and scarves, Verse ConceptsBraceletsOrnamentsVeilsDressjewelry

Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and dressed him in [official] vestments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. Verse ConceptsFingersNecksequipping, physicalClothingChainsGoldLinenOrnamentsRingsRobesSeals

Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed with purple and a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation concerning him was issued [declaring] 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 enchanters (Magi), the Chaldeans [who were master astrologers] and the diviners. The king said to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever can read this writing and explain its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold put around his neck, and have authority as the 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 obtained—articles of gold, armlets, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.” Verse ConceptsBraceletsEarringsGoldOrnamentsRingsSealsNecklace

dangling earrings, bracelets, and the hanging veils and scarves, Verse ConceptsBraceletsOrnamentsVeilsDressjewelry

and you are to make two chains of pure gold like twisted cords, and fasten the corded chains to the settings. Verse ConceptsGold ChainsTwistingTwo OrnamentsGold Items For The Tabernacl

And they made on the breastpiece twisted chains like cords of pure gold. Verse ConceptsGold ChainsGold Items For The Tabernacl

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

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

Then Jehoiada brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him and gave him the Testimony [a copy of the Mosaic Law]; 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 [of victory] whose rider carried a bow; and a crown [of victory] was given to him, and he rode forth conquering and to conquer. Verse ConceptsColors, WhiteBow And Arrows, Symbol Of StrengthConqueringPromised VictoryCrowns For God's PeopleFour Horsemen Of The Apocalypsecrowns

let a royal robe be brought 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 wearing the crown
With which his mother [Bathsheba] has crowned him
On the day of his wedding,
On the day of his gladness of heart.”
Verse ConceptsHuman EmotionMarriage, The BridegroomLooking Intently At PeopleWedding Songs

So they gave Jacob all the [idols and images of the] foreign gods they had and the rings which were in their ears [worn as charms against evil], and Jacob buried them under the oak tree near Shechem. Verse ConceptsEarringsOrnamentsRingsForeign ThingsOaksHidden ThingsPutting Away Other Godsjewelry

head wraps (turbans), [short, jingling] ankle chains, sashes, perfume boxes, amulets (charms), Verse ConceptsChainsOintmentDressBreaking Chainsmagicjewelry

Now Samuel was ministering before the Lord, as a child dressed in a linen ephod [a sacred item of priestly clothing]. Verse ConceptsephodsChildren, examples ofHelpfulnessLinenMinistry, Nature OfYouthHelpful ChildrenLinen Itemsministering

And David was dancing before the Lord with great enthusiasm, and David was wearing a linen ephod [a priest’s upper garment]. Verse ConceptsdanceGesturesephodsDancingHumiliationLinenPraise, Manner And Methods OfThose Who Toiledjumping

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

Moreover, I selected him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to go up to My altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before Me. And [from then on] I gave to the house of your father all the fire offerings of the sons of Israel. Verse ConceptsephodsIncenseFood For Priests Defined

Now Samuel was ministering before the Lord, as a child dressed in a linen ephod [a sacred item of priestly clothing]. Verse ConceptsephodsChildren, examples ofHelpfulnessLinenMinistry, Nature OfYouthHelpful ChildrenLinen Itemsministering

And David was dancing before the Lord with great enthusiasm, and David was wearing a linen ephod [a priest’s upper garment]. Verse ConceptsdanceGesturesephodsDancingHumiliationLinenPraise, Manner And Methods OfThose Who Toiledjumping

So the king said to Doeg, “You turn around and attack the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite turned and attacked the priests, and that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the [priest’s] 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 belted with the linen sash, and dressed with the linen turban (these are the holy garments). 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 make a turban of fine linen. You shall make a sash, the work of an embroiderer. Verse ConceptsembroideryLinenSkillSpinning And WeavingPlaitingLinen ItemsTurban And Caps

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

He put the undertunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him in the robe, and put the ephod (an upper vestment) on him. He tied the [skillfully woven] band of the ephod around him, with which he secured it to Aaron. Verse ConceptsephodsRobes

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

and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began wetting His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and [respectfully] kissed His feet [as an act signifying both affection and submission] and anointed 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 to pass that instead of the sweet fragrance of spices there will be [the stench of] rottenness;
Instead of a belt, a rope;
Instead of well-set hair, baldness;
Instead of fine clothes, a robe of sackcloth;
And branding [of captives by the scorching heat] instead of beauty.
Verse ConceptsBaldness, Figurative UseClothHairsSackcloth And AshesSmellsPeople RottingFragranceMarks On PeopleAppearance Of HairNo BeautyWomen's BeautyHairmakeupbranding


And any woman who [publicly] prays or prophesies (teaches, refutes, reproves, admonishes, or comforts) when she is bareheaded dishonors her head (her husband); it is the same as [if her head were] shaved. For if a woman will not wear [a head] covering, then she should cut off her hair too; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her head shorn or shaven, let her cover [her head].



When he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of each year he cut it, because its weight was heavy on him) 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, to be anointed and ordained in them. Verse ConceptsAnointing PriestsPriests GarmentsGod Appointing Others

That son who is [high] priest in his place shall put them on [each day for] seven days when he comes into the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place. Verse ConceptsWeeksSevenSeven DaysPriests Garments

The sound of a carefree crowd was with her; and drunkards were brought from the wilderness with men of a common sort, who put bracelets on the hands of the women (both sisters) and beautiful crowns on their heads. Verse ConceptsCrowdsBraceletsCrowns, Worn ByWearing Jewellery

They do all their deeds to be seen by men; for they make their phylacteries (tefillin) wide [to make them more conspicuous] and make their tassels long. Verse ConceptsPride, Examples OfHypocrites, Description OfDisplayingLong ThingsBroadnessFringe Of ClothesBeing Seen By ManSeeing PeopleGarmentspeoplephariseesdeeds

signet [finger] rings, nose rings, Verse ConceptsNosesRingsSealsjewelry


As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout,
So is a beautiful woman who is without discretion [her lack of character mocks her beauty].
Verse ConceptsDiscretionGoldRingsBeauty, In WomenMannersAttention SeekersPigsLack Of DiscriminationGold OrnamentsWomen's BeautyA Good Womanporkjewelrymakeup

Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and dressed him in [official] vestments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. Verse ConceptsFingersNecksequipping, physicalClothingChainsGoldLinenOrnamentsRingsRobesSeals

His servants said to him, We have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. Let us put sackcloth on our loins and ropes about our necks, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will spare your life. So they girded sackcloth on their loins and put ropes on their necks, and came to the king of Israel and said, Your servant Ben-hadad says, I pray you, let me live. And King [Ahab] said, Is he yet alive? He is my brother.


the Israelites would see the face of Moses, how his skin shone [with a unique radiance]. So Moses put the veil on his face again until he went in to speak with God. Verse ConceptsLight Of God's PeopleConversation

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

Nor [do we act] like Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze upon the finish of the vanishing [splendor which had been upon it]. In fact, their minds were grown hard and calloused [they had become dull and had lost the power of understanding]; for until this present day, when the Old Testament (the old covenant) is being read, that same veil still lies [on their hearts], not being lifted [to reveal] that in Christ it is made void and done away. Yes, down to this [very] day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies upon their minds and hearts. read more.
But whenever a person turns [in repentance] to the Lord, the veil is stripped off and taken away.

So she removed her widow’s clothes and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself up [in disguise], 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 [as Judah had promised]. Verse ConceptsClothing, Kinds OfGrowing UpClothing OneselfPeople Stripping OffSitting In The GatewaydisguisesUsing RoadsDistinctive ClothingGiving In Marriage

Then she got up and left, and removed her veil and put on her widow’s clothing. Verse ConceptsPeople Stripping OffDistinctive Clothing

She said to the servant, “Who is that man there walking across the field to meet us?” And the servant said, “He is my master [Isaac].” So she took a veil and covered herself [as was customary]. Verse ConceptsCoveringVeilsMeeting PeopleWho Is This?The Brides Wedding Dress