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Generally associated with purple (Exodus 25:4; 26:1,31,36 , etc.). It is supposed to have been obtained from a shellfish of the Mediterranean, the Helix ianthina of Linnaeus. The robe of the high priest's ephod was to be all of this colour (Exodus 28:31 ), also the loops of the curtains (26:4) and the ribbon of the breastplate (28:28). Blue cloths were also made for various sacred purposes (Numbers 4:6,7,9,11,12 ). (See COLOUR .)

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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Blue'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​b/blue.html. 1897.
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