Overview
The Bible addresses rings across 19 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Esther, Genesis and Numbers. Closely related themes include Ring, Seals, Jewels and Presents. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Haman, Ahasuerus, Joseph and Eleazar.
Key Bible verses about rings
Old Testament
Genesis
And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;
Numbers
We have therefore brought an oblation for the Lord, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the Lord.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
Esther
And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.
Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king’s ring.
And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring: for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may no man reverse.
And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
New Testament
People in the Bible and rings
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying rings for yourself
- Begin with Genesis 24:22, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Esther, Genesis and Numbers each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Haman, Ahasuerus and Joseph and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Ring, Seals, Jewels and Presents.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about rings?
The Bible addresses rings across 19 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Esther, Genesis and Numbers. Closely related themes include Ring, Seals, Jewels and Presents. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Haman, Ahasuerus, Joseph and Eleazar.
How many Bible verses are about rings?
The Bible references rings in 19 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention rings?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 24:22: “And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;”
Which people in the Bible are associated with rings?
Haman, Ahasuerus, Joseph, Eleazar and Esther.
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