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Embroider

Agriculture & Daily Life • Old Testament
To embroider is to decorate cloth with skilled needlework or woven designs. Embroidery was used in Israel for clothing, priestly garments, and other ornamental textiles.
Biblical Usage
Embroidery is associated with the preparation of the high priest’s garments and with ornamental clothing and textiles mentioned in Scripture.
Scripture References
Exodus 26:36 Exodus 35:35 Exodus 38:23 Judges 5:30 Psalms 45:14 Exodus 28 1 Chronicles 4:21 Ezekiel 27:24