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What the Bible Says About Seals

Overview

The Bible addresses seals across 44 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Revelation, Jeremiah and Genesis. Closely related themes include Sealing of the Holy Spirit, Witness, Hanameel and Land. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Joseph, Daniel, Ahab and Naboth.

Key Bible verses about seals

Old Testament

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 22:24

As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;

Jeremiah 32:9

And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. seventeen: or, seven shekels and ten pieces of silver

Jeremiah 32:10

And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances. subscribed: Heb. wrote in the book

Jeremiah 32:11

So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:

Jeremiah 32:12

And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.

Jeremiah 32:44

Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.

New Testament

Revelation

Revelation 5:1

And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

Revelation 7:2

And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

Revelation 7:3

Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.

Revelation 7:4

And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

Revelation 7:5

Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.

Revelation 7:6

Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.

Revelation 7:7

Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.

Revelation 7:8

Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

Revelation 10:4

And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

Revelation 20:3

And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

People in the Bible and seals

Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.

In the Bible dictionary

Studying seals for yourself

  • Begin with Genesis 38:18, then read the passages below in canonical order.
  • Compare how Revelation, Jeremiah and Genesis each treat the theme.
  • Consider the lives of Joseph, Daniel and Ahab and how their stories intersect with it.
  • Widen the study to related themes: Sealing of the Holy Spirit, Witness, Hanameel and Land.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about seals?

The Bible addresses seals across 44 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Revelation, Jeremiah and Genesis. Closely related themes include Sealing of the Holy Spirit, Witness, Hanameel and Land. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Joseph, Daniel, Ahab and Naboth.

How many Bible verses are about seals?

The Bible references seals in 44 verses (King James Version).

Where does the Bible first mention seals?

In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 38:18: “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.”

Which people in the Bible are associated with seals?

Joseph, Daniel, Ahab, Naboth and Nehemiah.

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