What Does the Bible Say About The Color Blue?

Exodus 24:10 ESV / 75 helpful votes

And they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness.

Numbers 15:38-40 ESV / 64 helpful votes

“Speak to the people of Israel, and tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a cord of blue on the tassel of each corner. And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the Lord, to do them, not to follow after your own heart and your own eyes, which you are inclined to whore after. So you shall remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God.

Ezekiel 1:26 ESV / 47 helpful votes

And above the expanse over their heads there was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like sapphire; and seated above the likeness of a throne was a likeness with a human appearance.

Exodus 28:31 ESV / 29 helpful votes

“You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.

Exodus 26:1-36 ESV / 26 helpful votes

“Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns; you shall make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them. The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall be the same size. Five curtains shall be coupled to one another, and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another. And you shall make loops of blue on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set. Likewise you shall make loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the second set. Fifty loops you shall make on the one curtain, and fifty loops you shall make on the edge of the curtain that is in the second set; the loops shall be opposite one another. ...

Exodus 28:1-43 ESV / 24 helpful votes

“Then bring near to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the people of Israel, to serve me as priests—Aaron and Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. You shall speak to all the skillful, whom I have filled with a spirit of skill, that they make Aaron's garments to consecrate him for my priesthood. These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons to serve me as priests. They shall receive gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. ...

2 Chronicles 3:14 ESV / 19 helpful votes

And he made the veil of blue and purple and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and he worked cherubim on it.

Numbers 4:6-12 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Then they shall put on it a covering of goatskin and spread on top of that a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its poles. And over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall spread a cloth of blue and put on it the plates, the dishes for incense, the bowls, and the flagons for the drink offering; the regular showbread also shall be on it. Then they shall spread over them a cloth of scarlet and cover the same with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles. And they shall take a cloth of blue and cover the lampstand for the light, with its lamps, its tongs, its trays, and all the vessels for oil with which it is supplied. And they shall put it with all its utensils in a covering of goatskin and put it on the carrying frame. ...

Matthew 9:21 ESV / 13 helpful votes

For she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, I will be made well.”

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 8 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Exodus 28:6 ESV / 7 helpful votes

“And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and of fine twined linen, skillfully worked.

Exodus 28:5 ESV / 7 helpful votes

They shall receive gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen.

Exodus 26:36 ESV / 7 helpful votes

“You shall make a screen for the entrance of the tent, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework.

Revelation 21:18 ESV / 6 helpful votes

The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, like clear glass.

2 Chronicles 2:7 ESV / 6 helpful votes

So now send me a man skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, trained also in engraving, to be with the skilled workers who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.

Exodus 26:1 ESV / 6 helpful votes

“Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns; you shall make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them.

Exodus 25:4 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, goats' hair,

Genesis 9:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes

I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 5 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Ezekiel 27:24 ESV / 5 helpful votes

In your market these traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of colored material, bound with cords and made secure.

Isaiah 1:18 ESV / 5 helpful votes

“Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.

Psalm 1:3 ESV / 5 helpful votes

He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.

Esther 8:15 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown and a robe of fine linen and purple, and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

Numbers 4:11 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And over the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue and cover it with a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles.

Genesis 2:7 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

Ezekiel 23:6 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Clothed in purple, governors and commanders, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.

Exodus 39:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes

He made the ephod of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen.

Revelation 17:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.

Zephaniah 1:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

A day of wrath is that day, a day of distress and anguish, a day of ruin and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

Daniel 5:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But I have heard that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

Ezekiel 27:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail, serving as your banner; blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was your awning.

Ezekiel 1:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as it were gleaming metal.

Jeremiah 10:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz. They are the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith; their clothing is violet and purple; they are all the work of skilled men.

Isaiah 1:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: “Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me.

Proverbs 31:21 ESV / 2 helpful votes

She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet.

Exodus 39:31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And they tied to it a cord of blue to fasten it on the turban above, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And the sash of fine twined linen and of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, embroidered with needlework, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

On the hem of the robe they made pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen.

Exodus 38:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And with him was Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and designer and embroiderer in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen.

Exodus 36:37 ESV / 2 helpful votes

He also made a screen for the entrance of the tent, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework,

Exodus 36:35 ESV / 2 helpful votes

He made the veil of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen; with cherubim skillfully worked into it he made it.

Exodus 35:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen; goats' hair,

Exodus 28:37 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And you shall fasten it on the turban by a cord of blue. It shall be on the front of the turban.

Exodus 28:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.

Exodus 26:31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“And you shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. It shall be made with cherubim skillfully worked into it.

Exodus 26:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall be the same size.

46 Bible Verses about The Color Blue

Exodus 24:10 ESV / 75 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Numbers 15:38-40 ESV / 64 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ezekiel 1:26 ESV / 47 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Exodus 28:31 ESV / 29 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Numbers 4:6-12 ESV / 17 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 9:21 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Revelation 21:18 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Numbers 4:11 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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