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  2. Liturgical colours - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Olive (color) - Wikipedia

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    The first recorded use of olive drab as a color name in English was in 1892. [7] Drab is an older color name, from the middle of the 16th century. It refers to a dull light brown color, the color of cloth made from undyed homespun wool. It took its name from the old French word for cloth, drap. [8] There are many shades and variations of olive ...

  4. Race and appearance of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    The race and appearance of Jesus, widely accepted by researchers to be a Judean from Galilee, [ 1] has been a topic of discussion since the days of early Christianity. Various theories about the race of Jesus have been proposed and debated. [ 2][ 3] By the Middle Ages, a number of documents, generally of unknown or questionable origin, had been ...

  5. Codex Sinaiticus - Wikipedia

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    The Codex Sinaiticus (Shelfmark: London, British Library, Add MS 43725), designated by siglum א ‎ [Aleph] or 01 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 2 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts), also called Sinai Bible, is a fourth-century Christian manuscript of a Greek Bible, containing the majority of the Greek Old Testament, including the ...

  6. Drab (color) - Wikipedia

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    Drab is a dull light-brown color, the color of undyed wool cloth of the same name. Drab is a dull, light- brown color. [1] It originally took its name from a fabric of the same color made of undyed, homespun wool. The word was first used in English in 1686. [2] It probably originated from the Old French word drap, which meant cloth.

  7. List of women in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Tamar #1 – daughter-in-law of Judah, as well as the mother of two of his children, the twins Zerah and Perez. Genesis[ 190] Tamar #2 – daughter of King David, and sister of Absalom. Her mother was Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. II Samuel[ 191] Tamar #3 – daughter of David's son Absalom.

  8. Gemstones in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    The modern chrysolite is a green oblong hexagonal prism of unequal sides terminated by two triangular pyramids. Topaz, or ancient chrysolite, is an octangular prism of an orange-yellow colour; it is composed of alumina, silica, hydrofluoric acid, and iron. it is found in Ceylon, Arabia, and Egypt.

  9. List of colors (alphabetical) - Wikipedia

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    Colors are an important part of the visual arts, fashion, interior design, and many other fields and disciplines. The following list shows a compact version of the colors in the list of colors A–F, G–M, and N–Z articles. The list shows the color swatch and its name.