The fleece of a sheep, used in ancient Palestine for clothing (
Lev 13:47-48;
Ezek 34:3). White wool was one of the principal products traded by Damascus to Tyre (
Ezek 27:18). The wool of a hundred thousand rams had to be paid by Mesha, king of Moab, as tribute to Ahab, king of Israel (
2Kgs 3:4). The color of undyed wool became a symbol of purity (
Isa 1:18) and whiteness (
Dan 7:9;
Rev 1:14).
Lev 13:47-48
47Concerning clothing: when a leprous disease appears in it, in woolen or linen cloth,48in warp or woof of linen or wool, or in a skin or in anything made of sk ... View more
Ezek 34:3
3You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fatlings; but you do not feed the sheep.
Ezek 27:18
18Damascus traded with you for your abundant goods—because of your great wealth of every kind—wine of Helbon, and white wool.
2Kgs 3:4
War with Moab
4Now King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder, who used to deliver to the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs, and the wool of one hundred tho ... View more
Isa 1:18
18Come now, let us argue it out,
says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be like snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become ... View more
Dan 7:9
Judgment before the Ancient One
9As I watched,
thrones were set in place,
and an Ancient One took his throne,
his clothing was white as snow,
and the hair of hi ... View more
Rev 1:14
14His head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; his eyes were like a flame of fire,
