Examples of embroidery
The entrance curtain to the tabernacle
Exodus 26:36 See also Exodus 27:16, Exodus 36:37, Exodus 38:18
For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.
Aaron's sash
Exodus 28:39 See also Exodus 39:29
You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.
Costly robes
Psalm 45:14 See also Ezekiel 16:10, Ezekiel 16:13, Ezekiel 16:18, Ezekiel 26:16
In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.
An expensive sail
Embroidery was important in trade
Embroidered garments were the spoils of war
The developing human embryo is likened to God's embroidery
My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
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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.