Tekhelet
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title:
Tekhelet
text:
Tekhelet is a highly valued dye described as either "sky blue", or "light blue", that held great significance in ancient Mediterranean civilizations. In the Hebrew Bible and Jewish tradition, tekhelet was used to colour the clothing of the High Priest of Israel, the tapestries in the Tabernacle, and the tzitzit (fringes) attached to the corners of four-cornered garments, including the tallit. The Bible does not specify the source or production method of tekhelet. According to later rabbinic lite
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description:
A blue dye mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and prized by ancient Mediterranean civilizations
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tekhelet
date created:
2004-11-02T01:03:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T14:25:28Z
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