The Veil of Purple in King Solomon’s Temple
In this picture by the Israel Antiquities Authority, you can see royal purple fabric found in Israel in 2021, dating to the time of King Solomon.
2 Chronicles 3:14
“He made the curtain of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, and he worked cherubim into it.”
Purple fabric scrap
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Overview
Royal purple fabric found in Israel in 2021, dating to the time of King Solomon.
Israel Antiquities Authority.
In the Bible
2 Chronicles 3:14
The Temple Construction
“He made the curtain of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, and he worked cherubim into it.”
דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים ב' ג':י"ד
"וַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙ אֶת-הַפָּרֹ֔כֶת תְּכֵ֥לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֖ן וְכַרְמִ֣יל וּב֑וּץ וַיַּ֥עַל עָלָ֖יו כְּרוּבִֽים."
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