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Credit: Rogers Fund, 1943. Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Comments: Arched Harp (shoulder harp). ca. 1390–1295 B.C. Egypt, New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18.

 

Credit: Keinmy

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Comments: Angular harp 10th-8th century BC, restored. This image has been modified to change tonal range.

 

Credit: Dennis Jarvis

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Comments: King David's golden statue shows King David in a royal cape playing his harp. The Old Testament mentions that David played the harp to sooth King Saul.

 

From Easton: Harp, (Heb. kinnor), the national instrument of the Hebrews. It was invented by Jubal (Genesis 4:21). Some think the word _kinnor_ denotes the whole class of stringed instruments. It was used as an accompaniment to songs of cheerfulness as well as of praise to God (Genesis 31:27; 1 Samuel 16:23; 2 Chronicles 20:28; Psalms 33:2; Psalms 137:2).

In Solomon's time harps were made of almug-trees (1 Kings 10:11, 1 Kings 10:12). In 1 Chronicles 15:21 mention is made of "harps on the Sheminith;" Revised Version, "harps set to the Sheminith;" better perhaps "harps of eight strings." The soothing effect of the music of the harp is referred to 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 16:23; 1 Samuel 18:10; 1 Samuel 19:9. The church in heaven is represented as celebrating the triumphs of the Redeemer "harping with their harps" (Revelation 14:2).

Verses:

  • Genesis 4:21
  • Genesis 31:27
  • 1 Samuel 10:5
  • 1 Samuel 16:16
  • 1 Samuel 16:18
  • 1 Samuel 16:23
  • 1 Samuel 18:10
  • 1 Samuel 19:9
  • 2 Samuel 6:5
  • 1 Kings 10:12
  • 2 Kings 3:15
  • 1 Chronicles 13:8
  • 1 Chronicles 15:16
  • 1 Chronicles 15:20
  • 1 Chronicles 15:28
  • 1 Chronicles 16:5
  • 1 Chronicles 25:1
  • 1 Chronicles 25:3
  • 1 Chronicles 25:6
  • 2 Chronicles 5:12
  • 2 Chronicles 9:11
  • 2 Chronicles 20:28
  • 2 Chronicles 29:25
  • Nehemiah 12:27
  • Job 30:31
  • Psalms 33:2
  • Psalms 43:4
  • Psalms 45:8
  • Psalms 49:4
  • Psalms 57:8
  • Psalms 68:25
  • Psalms 71:22
  • Psalms 81:2
  • Psalms 92:3
  • Psalms 98:5
  • Psalms 108:2
  • Psalms 137:2
  • Psalms 144:9
  • Psalms 147:7
  • Psalms 149:3
  • Psalms 150:3
  • Isaiah 5:12
  • Isaiah 14:11
  • Isaiah 16:11
  • Isaiah 23:16
  • Isaiah 24:8
  • Daniel 3:5
  • Daniel 3:7
  • Daniel 3:10
  • Daniel 3:15
  • Amos 5:23
  • Amos 6:5
  • 1 Corinthians 14:7
  • Revelation 5:8
  • Revelation 14:2
  • Revelation 15:2
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​h/harp.html. 2024.
 
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