Gold Jewelry In The Bible

This was in addition to the crescent shaped ornaments jewelry purple clothing worn by the midianite kings and the necklaces on the camels.

Gold jewelry in the bible.

In addition to the obvious the bible uses gold to represent many things. Later in the allegory god marries the woman who symbolizes israel. If god did this for his bride it cannot be sin. 7 10 119 72 127 psalms also says that while gold has great value it is unable to give life.

New american standard bible. Thus you were adorned with gold and silver verses 11 13. Not with broided hair or gold or pearls or costly array. Every several gate was of one pearl.

And the twelve gates were twelve pearls. A bible study on jewelry reveals many other positive examples of jewelry throughout the bible as well as neutral and bad examples. The total weight of the gold earrings he requested came to seventeen hundred gold shekels. Psalms says that god s laws and commandments are more desirable than gold.

The people of israel had also done as moses told them for they had asked the egyptians for silver and gold jewelry and for clothing. Gold s value in biblical times biblical records indicate that gold and silver were the first and oldest form of money. And the street of the city was pure gold as it were transparent glass revelation 21 21. Berean study bible furthermore the israelites acted on moses word and asked the egyptians for articles of silver and gold and for clothing.

Of particular note is the use of gold to pave the streets of heaven as follows.