Ex 25:4; 26:1, 31, 36; 28:5, 8, 15 list scarlet (along with blue and purple) as required in the Tabernacle textiles and priestly garments. The veil between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place was scarlet-woven. This drilldown forward-links to /featured/tabernacle (Batch F2) for the full architectural treatment; here, the scarlet thread itself is the focal point.
Scarlet in the Tabernacle and Priestly Garments
Woven through every curtain, every veil, every priestly robe.
Primary passage:Exodus 26:1 →
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John Calvin
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1. Moreover, thou shalt make the tabernacle. In the whole construction of the tabernacle we must remember what we have already seen, that the Israelites were instructed by external figures how precious a thing is the worship of God, and therefore that they must diligently beware lest it should be…
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