Dictionary of Bible Themes A wide range of colours are mentioned in Scripture, some being used symbolically. Genesis 49:12Colours mentioned in Scripture 2 Kings 5:27White Esther 1:6Ezekiel 27:24 Blue See also Exodus 26:1; 39:22Revelation 9:17 See also Yellow Leviticus 13:30Mark 6:39 Green Genesis 1:30An indication as to the season; the grass is green in Galilee in spring. Psalms 23:2All the references are to plants or foliage: Jeremiah 17:8Revelation 8:7 2 Kings 3:22 Matthew 16:2 Red See also Genesis 25:30Exodus 36:19 Revelation 12:3 Mark 15:17 Purple Numbers 4:13Proverbs 31:22 All the references are to rich or royal cloth: Daniel 5:7Acts 16:14 Isaiah 1:18 See also Scarlet Genesis 38:28Exodus 35:23 Numbers 4:8 Songs 4:3 Purple, scarlet, crimson and red are closely related and sometimes interchangeable in Scripture Matthew 27:28Revelation 17:4 Isaiah 63:1 See also Crimson 2 Chronicles 2:7Songs 5:11 See also Black Revelation 6:12Ezekiel 1:28 See also The whole spectrum Revelation 4:3; 10:1Revelation 6:2 Colours used symbolically Revelation 17:3See also White here symbolises conquest Revelation 6:4Revelation 6:8 bloodshed and war Revelation 7:9; 19:14,11death Revelation 20:11Blessedness and purity: See also holiness 4802 blight4809 darkness 4845 rainbow 4860 wind |
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