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Silver was associated with moral purity, as silver metal must be refined from its ore. [10] Brass symbolized hardness, strength, and firmness. [11] Brass was a substitute for gold, and iron for silver. [12] Salt was offered with every sacrifice; [13] the preservative effect of salt symbolized the eternity of the covenant between God and Israel ...
The coral referred to in the Bible is the precious coral (Corallium rubrum), the formation of which is a calcareous secretion of certain polyps resulting in a tree-like formation. Presently coral is found in the Mediterranean , the northern coast of Africa furnishing the dark red, Sardinia the yellow or salmon-colored, and the coast of Italy ...
Vestments in different liturgical colours. Liturgical colours are specific colours used for vestments and hangings within the context of Christian liturgy.The symbolism of violet, blue, white, green, red, gold, black, rose, and other colours may serve to underline moods appropriate to a season of the liturgical year or may highlight a special occasion.
The term is derived from Ecclesiastes 12:6-7 in the Jewish Bible or Christian Old Testament.. As translated from the original Hebrew in The Complete Tanakh: [4] "Before the silver cord snaps, and the golden fountain is shattered, and the pitcher breaks at the fountain, and the wheel falls shattered into the pit.
Byzantine silver-gilt cross, 11th century CE, Metropolitan Museum of Art inv. no. 1993.163. Silver crosses were also lavishly adorned with precious materials and biblical scenes during the Byzantine period. Many were used for processions during the liturgy or public events, [5] and texts from the time such as monastic typika describe these uses ...
[16] The heraldic metals are gold and silver, usually represented as yellow and white, while red, green, blue, purple and black normally comprise the colors. Heraldic bearings are intended for recognition at a distance (in battle), and a contrast of light metal against dark color is desirable.
Color Symbolism in The Bible An in depth study on symbolic color occurrence in The Bible. Christian Symbol Wood Carvings Forty symbols at Kansas Wesleyan University; Old Christian Symbols from book by Rudolf Koch; Christian Symbols, Origins and Meanings; Tree of Jesse Directory by Malcolm Low. Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
Tarshish is placed on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea by several biblical passages, [9] and more precisely: west of Israel. [10] [11] It is described as a source of various metals: "beaten silver is brought from Tarshish" (Jeremiah 10:9), and the Phoenicians of Tyre brought from there silver, iron, tin and lead (Ezekiel 27:12). [11]