A woven material from which garments or coverings were made. Different kinds of material are associated with different ranks and social positions.
Cloth for daily wear
Proverbs 31:22 See also Numbers 15:38; Judges 5:30, Judges 14:12; 2 Samuel 1:24; 1 Chronicles 15:27; Psalm 45:14; Ezekiel 16:10, Ezekiel 16:13; Matthew 9:16; John 19:23; Acts 9:39
She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
Cloth for general coverings
1 Samuel 21:9 See also 2 Samuel 17:19; Proverbs 7:16
The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
Cloth for special uses
For religious garments
Exodus 28:6 See also Exodus 28:8, Exodus 28:31, Exodus 28:39, Exodus 28:42, Exodus 35:19, Exodus 39:1, Exodus 39:5, Exodus 39:22, Exodus 39:41
They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
For the tabernacle
Exodus 26:1 See also Exodus 26:4, Exodus 36:8; 2 Chronicles 3:14
“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
To cover religious objects
Sackcloth as a sign of mourning
Genesis 37:34 See also 2 Samuel 3:31; 1 Kings 21:27; 2 Kings 19:1; Nehemiah 9:1; Psalm 35:13; Isaiah 3:24; Jeremiah 4:8; Joel 1:13
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
For burials
Matthew 27:59 parallels Mark 15:46, Luke 23:53 See also John 11:44, John 20:7
So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
To wrap babies in
Ezekiel 16:4 See also Luke 2:7, Luke 2:12
On the day of your birth your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing. You were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths.
Rules relating to cloth
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.